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Spotted Litter Frog
   

Male photographed at Gunung Mat Cincang, Langkawi, Peninsular Malaysia

Family : MEGOPHRYIDAE
Species : Leptobrachium hendrickonsi
Size (snout to vent) :  Female 8 cm, Male 5 cm

References : H3

The body of this unassuming species is plump, and the legs thin and spindly. The dorsal surface is variable, but generally dark grey in colour. The ventral surface is lighter grey, and along the sides are dark spots.

Similar in morphology to the Black-eyed Litter Frog, the Spotted Litter frog can be distinguished by the colour of the iris of which the upper third or half is orange. The female of this species are also somewhat larger, reaching 8 cm.

This frog inhabits the leaf litter of primary forests, and is to be found in southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and possibly parts of Borneo and Sumatra. In Singapore it is absent, though the Black-eyed Litter Frog is relatively common.