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Fig 2
Fig 3
Fig 4
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Family : DICROGLOSSIDAE
Species : Limnonectes deinodon
Size (snout to vent) :
Female 4.6 cm, Male 4.7 cm The
Corrugated Frog is a small, unassuming species which inhabits shallow
puddles and clear streams within primary rainforest and freshwater swamp
forest. It occurs from the lowlands to at least 1500 metres above sea level.
The body is stout, the hind legs thick and muscular, the snout rounded and
the eyes medium in size. The dorsal surface is orange-brown or medium brown
with darker mottling, and the underside is pale. Its skin is distinctly
corrugated, as can be seen in Figure 4.
The Corrugated Frog ranges widely from India and Myanmar through Thailand and
Peninsular Malaysia. It also occurs in Borneo, but is absent in Singapore.
Figs 1 and 2 : Specimen in swamp forest habitat, Johor, Peninsular
Malaysia.
Fig 3 : Juvenile at Fraser's Hill, Peninsular Malaysia (elevation =
around 1000 metres).
Fig 4 : Specimen from Sungai Sedim, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia : note the
corrugations on the skin.
References : H3
Thanks to Leong Tzi Ming for assistance.
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