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Family : RANIDAE
Species : Odorrana hosii
Size (snout to vent) :
Female 10 cm, Male 7 cm
A large, distinctive frog
to be found near fast-flowing streams, cascades and waterfalls up to 1500
metres elevation. The examples shown here were found resting on fallen trees
and moss-covered boulders next to a clear forest stream.
The
large size, typically Ranid body shape and the green and brown patterning
serve to distinguish this species from the
Common Greenback Hylarana erythraea.
The species ranges from
southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia (including Penang and Tioman islands),
to Borneo, Sumatra and Java.
Fig 1 : Brownish pair next to a clear, fast-flowing river in Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia.
Fig 2 : Typical colour patterning,
seen at Johor, Peninsular Malaysia.
Fig 3 : Clinging to a moss-covered, stream-side boulder in Johor, Peninsular Malaysia.
Fig 4 : Example from Fraser's Hill, Peninsular Malaysia with less typical
patterning comprising minor yellowish-green blotches on a brown
background.
Fig 5 : Pale green example from Fraser's Hill, Peninsular Malaysia.
Fig 6 : Example from Taiping, Peninsular Malaysia, at the base of Maxwell
Hill (Bukit Larut).
Fig 7 : Example from Lata Ulu Chepor, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia. The
smaller frog in the background is a Larut
Torrent Frog (Amolops larutensis) which briefly attempted to mate
with the Poisonous Rock Frog.
References :
Manthey U., Grossmann W., 1997. Amphibien und Reptilien Sudostasiens. Natur
und Tier - Verlag.
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