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Text and photos by Nick Baker, unless credited to others.
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Family :
Bufonidae
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Duttaphrynus
melanostictus
Asian Toad |
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Singapore, February 2018, near sea-level.
Heard calling during the rainy season, from a small, man-made pond
within secondary forest. The call was loud and could be heard from
50 metres away. |
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Ingerophrynus parvus
Lesser Toad |
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Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia, 16 Nov 2017,
2205
hrs.
Numerous toads were heard calling from a flooded roadside ditch
adjacent to lowland primary forest. |
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Ingerophrynus quadriporcatus
Four-ridged Toad |
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Venus Drive, Singapore, 02 Nov 2016, 1610
hrs.
Recorded in an area of lowland, secondary forest where numerous shallow
puddles form after heavy rain. |
Family : Megophryidae
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Leptobrachium nigrops
Black-eyed Litter Frog |
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Lower Peirce, Singapore, 17 Nov 2016, 1930
hrs.
Numerous frogs heard calling near a lowland, forest stream during the
rainy season. The call is a like the rattle of a machine-gun.
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Pelobatrachus nasutus
Malayan Horned Frog |
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Upper Peirce, Singapore, 08 Jan
2019, 1900 hrs.
A single frog was heard calling from the edge of lowland freshwater
swamp forest, 30 minutes before dusk. The call is a distinctive,
single 'honk'. |
Family :
Dicroglossidae
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Fejervarya
cancrivora
Crab-eating Frog |
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Air Papan, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia, 05
Nov 2016, 2000 hrs, sea-level.
Recorded in an area of rice paddy, near a mosque. In the background
the deep, resonating calls of
Kaloula pulchra
can be heard. |
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Fejervarya limnocharis
Field Frog |
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West Coast, Singapore, 21 Jun 2017, 2030 hrs.
Heard calling tentatively from waterlogged grassland next to a
water-filled ditch. |
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Limnonectes hascheanus
Hill Forest Frog |
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Fraser's Hill, Peninsular Malaysia, 20 May
2016, 1200 hrs, 1300 metres.
Recorded along a well-used trail (Pine Tree Trail) through lower montane forest : the frog was
concealed beneath leaf litter on an embankment. |
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Limnonectes paramacrodon
Masked Swamp Frog |
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Central Catchment, Singapore, 06 Jan 2022,
1730 hrs. The call is a quiet 'chuckle' typically emanating from
swampy pools, or from amongst leaf litter. Recorded late afternoon at the edge of freshwater swamp forest. |
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Limnonectes plicatellus
Rhinoceros Frog |
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Central Catchment, Singapore, 03 Jan 2022,
1730 hrs. The call is a quiet, low rasping sound. Recorded during
drizzling rain at the edge of freshwater swamp forest. |
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Occidozyga martensii
Marten's Oriental Frog |
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Air Hitam Dalam, Penang State, Peninsular
Malaysia, 06 Dec 2016, 0720
hrs.
Many calls heard early morning, from waterlogged and flooded
vegetation near Sungai Kreh. |
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Occidozyga sumatrana
Yellow-bellied Puddle Frog |
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Singapore.
Recorded after rain in freshwater swamp forest habitat.
Audio file thanks to Law Ingg Thong.
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Family :
Ranidae
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Amnirana
nicobariensis
Cricket Frog |
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Johor, Peninsular Malaysia,
06 Nov 2016, 1730 hrs.
Recorded in an area of open, secondary growth at the edge of a
logging road through lowland, freshwater swamp forest.
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Chalcorana cf. labialis
Copper-cheeked Frog |
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Macritchie, Singapore, 04 Jun 2018, 1100 hrs.
Heard calling from a tangle of vegetation in an inlet of Macritchie
Reservoir, during a hot, sunny morning. The call is very quiet, so
significant gain has been applied to the recording.
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Hylarana
baramica
Golden-eared Rough-sided Frog |
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Gunung Arong, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia,
04 Nov 2016, 2105 hrs.
Heard calling at the edge of lowland swamp forest.
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Hylarana
erythraea
Common Greenback |
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Kent Ridge Park, Singapore, 11 May 2020, 2000 hrs.
Heard calling from a small pond at the edge of secondary forest.
Audio file thanks to Yeo Seng Beng.
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Hylarana
glandulosa
Rough-sided Frog |
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Johor, Peninsular Malaysia,
06 Nov 2016, 1730 hrs.
Recorded in a pool at the edge of a logging road through lowland,
freshwater swamp forest. The frog making the clicking call is
Amnirana
nicobariensis. |
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Pulchrana laterimaculata
Masked Rough-sided Frog |
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Venus Drive, Singapore, 02 Nov 2016, 1600
hrs, 30 metres.
Recorded in an area of secondary forest where numerous shallow
puddles form after heavy rain. |
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Pulchrana
sundabarat
Western Sunda Spotted Stream Frog |
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Johor, Peninsular Malaysia, 23
Dec 2016, 2020
hrs.
Heard calling from the edge of a narrow, fast-flowing, clear stream
at the margin of an area of freshwater swamp forest, a day after
heavy rain. |
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Sylvirana guentheri
Günther's Frog |
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Sembawang, Singapore,
13 Mar 2018, 1615 hrs.
Heard calling on a hot, sunny day from beneath a pile of rocks, next
to a gully in an area of farmland. |
Family :
Rhacophoridae
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Kurixalus chaseni
Frilled Tree Frog |
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Johor, Peninsular Malaysia, 23
Dec 2016, 2000
hrs.
Numerous frogs were heard calling at the margin of freshwater swamp
forest, a day after heavy rain. The frog calling 'whoop, whoop' in
the background is Hylarana
glandulosa. |
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Nyctixalus pictus
Spotted Tree Frog |
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Sime Forest, Singapore, 07 Mar 2017, 2250
hrs.
A single frog was heard calling from low, tangled vegetation in
secondary forest. This call comprises 5 or 6 peeps of the same
frequency: it lacks the rapid, upwardly-inflected, terminal peeps
which are sometimes heard. |
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Polypedates leucomystax
Four-lined Tree Frog |
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Thomson Forest, Singapore, 17 Nov 2016,
2000
hrs.
A single frog heard calling from roadside vegetation at the edge of
secondary forest during the rainy season. The call is a duck-like 'quack'.
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Rhacophorus
norhayatiae
Norhayati's Flying Frog |
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Johor, Peninsular Malaysia, 28
Jan 2019, 2015
hrs.
Three examples were heard calling from elevated perches in trees at
the margin of freshwater swamp
forest. The call is a rattling sound, the loudest of which can be
heard at 11 seconds in the audio file. |
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Rhacophorus
cyanopunctatus
Blue-spotted Bush Frog |
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Singapore, 30 Apr
Jan 2014, 2235
hrs.
The call is a very quiet, but sharp 'chit'. Heard calling from the
edge of freshwater swamp forest. Audio file thanks to Yeo Suay Hwee.
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Family :
Microhylidae
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Kalophrynus limbooliati
Lim's Black-spotted Sticky Frog |
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Sime Forest, Singapore, 10 Mar 2017, 1020
hrs.
A single frog was heard calling from amongst leaf litter in
secondary forest, on a warm, sunny morning. The harsh bird call at
the start of the recording is that of the
Pin-striped Tit Babbler
Macronus gularis. |
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Kalophrynus
pleurostigma
Black-spotted Sticky Frog |
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Johor, Peninsular Malaysia, 21
Dec 2016, 0900
hrs.
A single frog was heard calling from a stream gully in an area of
lowland, freshwater swamp forest on a sunny morning.
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Kaloula
pulchra
Banded Bullfrog |
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Springleaf, Singapore, 24 Feb 2016, 1935
hrs.
Small group heard calling from low-lying, flooded grassland at
around dusk. |
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Metaphrynella
pollicaris
Malayan Treehole Frog |
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Fraser's Hill, Peninsular Malaysia, 17 Nov
2017, 1136 hrs, 1200 metres.
A lone treehole frog calls on a damp, drizzly night. For this
individual, the interval between each note is 27 seconds. |
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Microhyla
butleri
Painted Chorus Frog |
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Lim Chu Kang, Singapore, 01 May 2017, 2100
hrs.
Numerous calls heard from waterlogged, roadside ditch. The call is a
dual-syllabic squeak. In the background can be heard the
clicking/rattling call of
Microhyla
heymonsi, which were calling from the same puddles. |
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Microhyla
fissipes
East Asian Ornate Chorus Frog |
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Singapore.
Recorded after heavy rain in a flooded field adjacent to secondary
forest habitat.
Audio file thanks to Law Ingg Thong.
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Microhyla heymonsi
Dark-sided Chorus Frog |
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Springleaf, Singapore, 20 Nov 2016, 1930
hrs.
Numerous calls heard from low-lying, flooded grassland during the rainy season.
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Microhyla
mantheyi
Manthey's Chorus Frog |
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Singapore.
Recorded after rain in freshwater swamp forest habitat.
Audio file thanks to Law Ingg Thong.
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Thanks to Leong Tzi Ming, Law Ingg Thong and Law Ing Sind
for assistance in identifying and confirming many of these frog calls.
Other vertebrates
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Gekko gecko
Tokay |
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Low hills overlooking Borobodur / Kedu Valley,
Central Java, Indonesia, 01 Feb 2017, 2155 hrs. Elevation: 430
metres.
A single Tokay was found inhabiting the roof space of a hillside
villa, and would call loudly every evening. |
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Gekko
smithi / Gekko hulk
Large Forest Gecko |
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Johor, Peninsular Malaysia, 29
Nov 2016, 1700 hrs.
Heard calling from beneath the roof of an open-sided rest hut: other
examples were calling from adjacent forest. |
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