A name tied to a place
Limnonectes leporinus is a Bornean frog documented across Kalimantan, Brunei, Sabah and Sarawak. Its type locality is Tumbang Maruwei in Indonesian Borneo.
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AMNH · Limnonectes leporinusA nest in stream gravel
The field account describes males digging shallow gravel depressions for eggs and covering them afterwards. Tadpoles occur in quiet stream pools. Adults can take other frogs, linking aquatic breeding sites with predation on the forest floor.
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Haas, Das, Hertwig and collaborators · Frogs of Borneo: leporinusHidden young on the stream floor
Tadpoles hide among leaves and plant debris on sandy or gravelly stream bottoms. Their weak mouthparts suggest feeding on fine organic particles, rather than vigorous scraping. Similar river-frog larvae can share the same water, so visual identification is difficult; genetically verified specimens provide a firmer basis than colour alone.
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Frogs of Borneo / Haas and colleagues · Limnonectes leporinus tadpole accountKeeping lowland streams connected
Sarawak research combined occurrence, environmental and genetic data to model suitable habitat. Lowlands with stream networks emerged as important, while higher elevations were predicted unsuitable. Many potential connections crossed unprotected forest and private land. Maintaining riverine links therefore requires attention beyond park boundaries; a predicted habitat map is not a confirmed sighting map.
