Upright posture when calling from the forest floor. MacRitchie
area, Singapore.
Crouching posture adopted after being disturbed. Bukit Timah area, Singapore.
Specimen from Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.
Mating pair at the edge of
Lower Peirce Reservoir, Singapore.
The tadpoles are large and
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The Black-eyed Litter Frog
dwells amongst the leaf litter of primary and mature secondary rainforest.
It can be identified by
its irregular, mottled patterning, slender front legs and large, jet-black
eyes. Its call is a loud, machine-gun like rattle. When disturbed it will
assume a low crouch rather than attempt to flee.
The species breeds in shallow forest streams and the tadpoles are large and
black.
The Black-eyed Litter Frog occurs in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore
and Borneo.
Family : MEGOPHRYIDAE
Species : Leptobrachium nigrops
Size (snout to vent) : Female 5 cm, Male 4.5 cm
References : H2, H3
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