Photographed at Sungei Petuang, Lake Kenyir, Peninsular Malaysia.
Photographed at Bukit Timah area, Singapore.
2cm juvenile at Pulau Bintan, Riau Archipelago, Indonesia. |
A nocturnal forest
species, which at night may venture into clearings. The dorsum is generally
a reddish or reddish-brown colour, and the throat is mottled. There is a
pale, thin vertebral stripe.
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Distinguishing features :
Top : The dark blotch on the tympanum.
Bottom : The 'W' shaped skin folds on the back. |
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In the field it can be
distinguished from similar species, such as Blyth's Giant Frog
Limnonectes blythii, by the sharp angle of the skin fold behind the
tympanum, by the clearly defined black patch on the upper part of the
tympanum, and by the 'W' shaped skin folds on the back.
It occurs in West Malaysia
and Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo and Java.
Family : RANIDAE
Species : Limnonectes malesianus
Size (snout to vent) :
Female & Male >10 cm
References : H2, H3 |
