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Cold, fast-flowing rivers in Indonesian Borneo are the habitat of the Bornean flat-headed frog, Barbourula kalimantanensis. This small, fully aquatic amphibian is native to Kalimantan and has a flattened body suited to life in moving water. Its association with clear, oxygen-rich streams makes the c...
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Only confirmed lungless frog, rare Bornean habitat, and major scientific novelty give elite consensus significance.
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The Philippine Flat-headed Frog (Barbourula busuangensis) is a strictly aquatic amphibian native to the islands of Palawan and Busuanga in the Philippines. It inhabits cool, clear, fast-flowing mountain streams where it absorbs much of its oxygen cutaneously due to its reduced lungs. The species exh...
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Nearly lungless physiology and Palawan endemism create strong scientific interest, though less famous than Bornean relative.
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