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The Bornean flat-headed frog (Barbourula kalimantanensis) is a small, fully aquatic amphibian endemic to the Kalimantan region of Borneo in Indonesia. It is the only known species of frog in the world that lacks lungs entirely, instead relying exclusively on cutaneous respiration to absorb oxygen di...
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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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