Specimen from Fraser's Hill, Peninsular Malaysia.
Family : MEGOPHRYIDAE
Species : Xenophrys longipes
Size (snout to vent) :
Female 6.5 cm, Male 4.7 cm
References : H3 Photos
thanks to Celine Low |
The Long-legged Horned
Frog is a montane specialist usually found in primary forests at elevations
of over 900 metres.
Reaching 5 to 6cm in
length, the species can be identified by the small horn-like projections
above each eye. These are smaller than those in the closely related
Malayan Horned Frog Megophrys
nasuta.
The dorsal surface is medium brown, and the anterior portion of the top of
the head light brown. In males, the flanks are adorned with dark flecks, and
the posterior part of the flanks may be reddish. There is no webbing between
the fingers and toes.
Tadpoles of the species have been observed in quieter pools at the margins
of mountain streams.
The species occurs in montane areas of southern Vietnam and Cambodia to
southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia (e.g. Cameron Highlands, Fraser's
Hill).
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