''Fejervarya limnocharis'' is a

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found in

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and parts of

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. It is known under many common names, including Boie's wart frog, rice field frog, and Asian grass frog. Molecular studies of the species complex (after Boulenger) suggest that there may be multiple species involved.

Description

Snout pointed, projecting beyond mouth. Canthus obtuse, loreal oblique, more or less concave. Internarial space is longer than interorbital width, which is much less than width of the upper eyelid. Tympanum distinct, half to twothirds the diameter of eye. Fingers obtusely pointed, first longer than second, subarticular tubercles very prominent. Tibiotarsal articulation reaches tympanum or naris. Toes obtuse or with slightly swollen tips, half webbed, subarticular tubercles small and prominent. Body with small tubercles, sometimes small longitudinal folds are present, ventrum smooth except belly and thighs which are granular posteriorly. Male with loose gular region, with brown or blackish W-shaped mark, fore limbs stronger, with pad like subdigital tubercles under first finger. Snout-vent length 39–43 mm. Color: Gray brown or olive above, sometimes suffused with bright carmine; a V-shaped dark mark between eyes, a yellow vertebral stripe mostly present; lips and limbs barred, a light line along calf, thighs laterally yellow, marbled with black, ventrum white, throat is mottled with brown in male. The species forms a complex with several genetic variants that may represent multiple species.

Distribution

A species inhabiting parts of

and

. Earlier, due to misidentification, this species was erroneously and extralimitally reported from

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but later have been found to be in error. According to the Amphibian Species of the World, records outside Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam are almost certainly representing other species. ''Fejervarya limnocharis'' is one of the few frog species commonly found in

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plantations in Malaysia, in addition to '' Microhyla heymonsi'' and '' Hylarana erythraea''.

Consumption

''Fejervarya limnocharis'' is commonly sold as food in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. In Cambodia, it is frequently collected for human consumption, along with '' Hoplobatrachus rugulosus'', '' Glyphoglossus molossus'', '' Kaloula pulchra'', '' Duttaphrynus melanostictus'', and '' Pelophylax lateralis'' (with ''P. lateralis'' found only north of the

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in localities such as Snuol District, Kratie Province).An Investigation into Frog Consumption and Trade in Cambodia
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References

External links

Amphibian and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia - ''Fejervarya limnocharis''
{{Taxonbar , from=Q714589 Amphibians of Myanmar Amphibians of China Amphibians of Cambodia Frogs of India Amphibians of Indonesia Amphibians of Japan Amphibians of Laos Amphibians of Malaysia Amphibians of Pakistan Amphibians of Thailand Amphibians of Vietnam Frogs of Asia Least concern biota of Asia Amphibians described in 1829 Taxa named by Johann Ludwig Christian Gravenhorst