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Family : MEGOPHRYIDAE
Species : Leptobrachella heteropus
Size (snout to vent) :
This specimen approx 2.5 cm
Frogs of the genus Leptobrachella
mostly occur in primary
forest habitats. Typically they inhabit the forest floor, but they may also
be found perching on low twigs and small branches overhanging forest streams
at a height of around a metre or so.
The frog shown here illustrates the fairly typical morphology of the genus -
a small size, large dark eyes, slender forelimbs, long hindlimbs, fingers and
toes mainly unwebbed and a long third toe.
The example shown here was found clinging to the branch of a shrub at the base of a
small waterfall at Fraser's Hill, Peninsular Malaysia.
Leptobrachella heteropus occurs in Peninsular Malaysia and southern
Thailand.
Figs 1 and 2 : A montane example of Leptobrachella heteropus, from Fraser's Hill, Pahang,
Peninsular Malaysia (elevation 1000 metres).
Fig 3 : Typical streamside clutter at Fraser's Hill. Leaf litter, ferns,
forest debris and mossy boulders provide abundant hiding and roosting spots
for many frog species.
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