Wildlifeof India
Limnonectes longchuanensis
True Frogs, Night Frogs & AlliesLimnonectes longchuanensis
Basic stats
Habitat
Evergreen forest along hillside streams
Range
Yunnan (China) and Myanmar; Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh
Limnonectes longchuanensis is a fanged frog of the family Dicroglossidae. The general account gives it as endemic to Yunnan in China (Husa, Longchuan County and Yingjiang County) and to Myanmar (Kachin State, Sagaing Division and Chin State). It was reported from India for the first time in a 2026 study, from surveys in Namdapha Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh, where it was larger than expected and bred in puddles along forest trails (Wikipedia, general species account; published India record).
It is part of the Limnonectes kuhlii complex and is found in evergreen forests along hillside streams (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Limnonectes longchuanensis live in?
- Evergreen forest along hillside streams
- Where is the Limnonectes longchuanensis found?
- Yunnan (China) and Myanmar; Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh