Large adult, Botanic Gardens, Singapore..
Adult, Panti Forest, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia.
Mating pair, Endau-Rompin, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia.
Family : DICROGLOSSIDAE
Species : Limnonectes blythii
Size (snout to vent) :
Female 26 cm, Male 12.5 cm
References : H2, H3, H4 |
This is a highly variable
species, the female of which can reach the formidable size of 26 cm
(snout-to-vent). It is mainly a forest frog, but at night it can be found in
puddles or wet grass in forest clearings. It feeds on invertebrates such as
worms, insects, crabs and other frogs. It is even known to take small
snakes. Its colour can vary from brownish to reddish; some variants have a
broad, orange ventral stripe.
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Typical eye pattern.
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Specimen with thick
vertebral stripe, Panti Forest, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia.
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Most have a white throat and
belly. Seletar, Singapore. |
Its range is somewhat
unclear, as a result of uncertain classification, however it is easily found
in Borneo, West Malaysia and the Central Catchment Forests of Singapore.
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