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The fanged river frog, Javan giant frog, Malaya wart frog, or stone creek frog (''Limnonectes macrodon'') is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae endemic to
Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
and Java, Indonesia. Records from other regions are probably caused by misidentifying other species such as '' Limnonectes blythii'' as this species. ''L. macrodon'' frogs live in forested areas near streams; they breed in streams. Their lowland forest habitat is declining in both the extent and quality, and this once common species is getting uncommon. It is widely collected for human consumption in Java, Indonesia, along with the crab-eating frog (''Fejervarya cancrivora'').Kusrini, MD (2005)
Edible frog harvesting in Indonesia: evaluating its impact and ecological context
Ph.D. dissertation, James Cook University.


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Limnonectes Amphibians of Indonesia Endemic fauna of Indonesia Fauna of Sumatra Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Amphibians described in 1841 Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron {{Limnonectes-stub