Glyphoglossus flavus is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae.[2][3][4] It is endemic to Borneo and is known from the Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak (Malaysia), Danum Valley Conservation Area in Sabah (Malaysia), and Ulu Temburong National Park in Brunei.[1] Common names Borneo squat frog[2] and yellow burrowing frog have been coined for it.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Glyphoglossus |
| Species: | G. flavus
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| Binomial name | |
| Glyphoglossus flavus (Kiew, 1984)
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Its natural habitats are tropical swamp forests. This burrowing frog is difficult to find and is expected to be more widely distributed than currently known.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Glyphoglossus flavus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T57724A95668053. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T57724A95668053.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Glyphoglossus flavus (Kiew, 1984)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Microhylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ a b Haas, A.; Das, I. & Hertwig, S.T. (2019). "Glyphoglossus flavus (Yellow Burrowing Frog)". Frogs of Borneo. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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