Barbourula Kalimantanensis
Check out complete lunglessness in a frog. Scientists often call these frogs "Barbies" - short for their scientific name, Barbourula kalimantanensis.
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Researchers working in Borneo have discovered the only known frog with no lungs, the team reported Monday.
During an expedition on Indonesia's Borneo island in the summer of 2007, scientists discovered a species of frog, Barbourula ka
Description. Barbourula kalimantanensis is a medium-sized frog (males 66 mm SVL, females 77.7 mm SVL) that is characterized by a distinct broad, extremely flattened, depressed head ...
Iskandar (1978) described a second species of the genus, Barbourula kalimantanensis , from neighboring Borneo. Distribution and Habitat. Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database
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