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Staurois
Sign in to saveStaurois is a small genus of minuscule true frogs. Most species in the genus are restricted to Borneo, but two species are from the Philippines. This genus is a quite ancient member of the true frog family, Ranidae. They are typically found in or near rapidly flowing, small rocky streams, and are sometimes known as splash frogs or foot-flagging frogs. The latter name refers to their unusual behavior of conspicuously waving their hindlegs and feet, as a way of signalling other members of the species. Similar behavior has also been documented in other frog genera, notably Hylodes and Micrixalus.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderAnura
- FamilyRanidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 52
- With media
- 27
- Family
- Ranidae
- Collections
- NCSM, ROM, CAS
- Recorded in
- Malaysia, Philippine Ids.
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Staurois is a small genus of minuscule true frogs. Most species in the genus are restricted to Borneo, but two species are from the Philippines. This genus is a quite ancient member of the true frog family, Ranidae. They are typically found in or near rapidly flowing, small rocky streams, and are sometimes known as splash frogs or foot-flagging frogs. The latter name refers to their unusual behavior of conspicuously waving their hindlegs and feet, as a way of signalling other members of the species. Similar behavior has also been documented in other frog genera, notably Hylodes and Micrixalus.
==Species== The six currently recognized species in the genus are: Staurois guttatus - Borneo; formerly included in S. natator Staurois latopalmatus - Borneo Staurois natator - Philippines Staurois nubilus - Philippines; formerly included in S. natator Staurois parvus - Borneo; sometimes included in S. tuberilinguis Staurois tuberilinguis - Borneo
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