Photographed at Mount Kinabalu HQ (at 1500 metres), Sabah, Malaysian
Borneo.
Family : MEGOPHRYIDAE
Species : Leptobrachium montanum
Size (snout to vent) :
Female 8.7 cm, Male 6.5 cm
References : H3, H4 |
In the montane areas of
Borneo the lowland litter frogs are replaced by this species, the Mountain
Litter Frog, which is able to withstand the cooler night-time temperatures.
This charming frog can be found around the headquarters of the
Mount Kinabalu National Park
at around 1500 metres elevation.
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In the crouched defensive
position |
As with other litter
frogs, when feeling threatened this nocturnal species does not hop away but
prefers to slowly crouch down into the leaf litter (see inset). It has a
brown dorsal side and lighter, sometimes greyish, ventral side. It's skinny
forearms are characteristic of litter frogs.
This species is endemic to
Borneo.
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