
Photographed at Taman Negara, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia.Family : RANIDAE
Species : Occidozyga sumatrana
Size (snout to vent) :
Female 4.8 cm, Male 3.1 cm
References : H2, H3 |
This is a frog of small
streams and gullies in lowland primary and secondary forests; it can be
found sitting in shallow water with the head emerged.
Its body colour is
grey-brown or olive-brown, and mottling is common. Vertebral stripes are
sometimes seen, and there is often a pale patch behind the head. The body is
stocky, the hind legs muscular, and the hind feet fully webbed.
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Specimen with vertebral
stripe.
Taman Negara, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia. |
The species ranges from
Southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore to Sumatra, Java,
Sulawesi and the Philippines.
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