| Bornean flat-headed frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bombinatoridae |
| Genus: | Barbourula |
| Species: | B. kalimantanensis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Barbourula kalimantanensis Iskandar, 1978
| |
| |
| Map of Borneo depicting range of Bornean flat-headed frog | |
The Bornean flat-headed frog (Barbourula kalimantanensis) is a species of frog in the family Bombinatoridae.[2] For many years, it was thought to be the only frog with no lungs.[3] However, micro CT scanning revealed that, like all other known frog species, the Bornean flat-headed frog has lungs, though they are tiny.[4]
Djoko Iskandar, an Indonesian zoologist, first described the Bornean flat-headed frog based on a single specimen.[5] However, he did not think the frog was lungless until he was in the field with David Bickford's expedition. Bickford et al. dissected some of the specimens and were unable to see the lungs, leading them to incorrectly conclude that no lungs were present.[3]
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Barbourula kalimantanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T54444A3015179. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T54444A3015179.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Barbourula kalimantanensis Iskandar, 1978". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ a b Bickford, David; Iskandar, Djoko; Barlian, Anggraini (2008). "A lungless frog discovered on Borneo". Current Biology. 18 (9): R374–R375. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.03.010. PMID 18424139. S2CID 1427952. (Retracted, see doi:10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.093, PMID 39096905)
- ^ Quaglia, Sofia (2024). "Worlds only lungless frog species actually does have lungs after all". New Scientist. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Iskandar, Djoko T. (1978). "A new species of Barbourula: first record of a discoglossid anuran in Borneo". Copeia. 1978 (4): 564–566. doi:10.2307/1443681. JSTOR 1443681.