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Megophrys ligayae

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Subordo: Mesobatrachia
Familia: Megophryidae
Genus: Megophrys
Species: Megophrys ligayae

Name

Megophrys ligayae Taylor, 1920

Type locality: "northern Palawan", Philippines.

Holotype: CM 3304.

Synonyms

* Megalophrys ligayae Taylor, 1920
* Megophrys monticola ligayae — Inger, 1954
* Megophrys ligayae — Iskandar, 1998


References

* Taylor, 1920, Philipp. J. Sci., 16: 350.
* Iskandar, 1998, Amph. Java Bali: 38.
* Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Megophrys ligayae . Accessed on 08 June 2008.
* 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Megophrys ligayae (Endangered) Downloaded on 08 June 2008.


Vernacular names
English: Palawan Asian Horned Toad

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