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A handsome species, the
Spotted Stream Frog can be heard calling from low vegetation or tree roots
alongside streams flowing through areas of primary or altered secondary
forest. Its call is generally a rapid tri-syllabic chirp.
Easily identified by the
orange-brown stripes which extend from snout to vent, and by the yellowish
or orange spots. In some populations, for example in Borneo, the spots and
stripes are green. In other populations the spots are larger and coalesced,
creating a mottled pattern.
The species ranges from
southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia to Borneo and Sumatra. It is
absent from Singapore.
Figs 1 and 2 : Strongly
spotted specimen from Panti Forest, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia.
Fig 3 : Weakly spotted specimen from Panti Forest.
Family : RANIDAE
Species : Hylarana picturata
Size (snout to vent) :
Female 7 cm, Male 5 cm
References : H3, H4
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