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 EcologyAsia 2008
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Black-eyed Litter Frog
   

Upright posture when calling from the forest floor.  MacRitchie area, Singapore.


Crouching posture adopted after being disturbed.  Lower Peirce area, Singapore.


Front view, Chestnut Forest, Singapore.

The Black-eyed Litter Frog dwells amongst the leaf litter of primary and mature secondary rainforest.

 
 

Mating pair at the edge of Lower Peirce Reservoir, Singapore.
 
 
 

The tadpoles are large and dark.
 

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 ranges from  Peninsular Malaysia to Singapore and possibly Sarawak, Borneo.

 

Family : MEGOPHRYIDAE
Species : Leptobrachium nigrops
Size (snout to vent) :  Female 5 cm, Male 4.5 cm

References : H2, H3