The rock skipper or Sabah splash frog, Staurois latopalmatus (Boulenger, 1887) – of Sarawak / Borneo – around 350m ASL S. latopalmatus is a frog that is difficult to photograph, they sit on stones in rivers with strong currents and…
Tag: amphibia
Dwarf slender toad, Ansonia minuta Inger, 1960 of Sarawak / Borneo, 1000m ASL
White-eared Tree Frog – Feihyla kajau (Dring, 1983) of the Matang Range / Sarawak / Borneo
Leptomantis rufipes (Inger, 1966) of Tawau Hills (Sabah, Borneo) around 100m ASL
Smooth-Fingered Narrow-Mouthed Frog Kaloula baleata (Müller, 1836) of south Sabah / Borneo Unlike K. pulchra, Kaloula baleata belongs to the native fauna and is found in Borneo almost exclusively in primary and secondary forests, while K. pulchra is almost invasive…
Murud dwarf toad, Pelophryne murudensis Das, 2008 of Sarawak / Borneo, 2105m ASL
Murud black slender toad or widow slender toad, Ansonia vidua, Hertwig, Min, Haas & Das, 2014 – 2130m ASL. The specific name vidua is Latin for “widow” and refers to the uniform brownish-black colouration of this species, much like what…
Balu flying frog – Rhacophorus baluensis Inger, 1954 of Gunung Murud (Sarawak, Borneo) around 2200m ASL Rhacophorus baluensis inhabits mainly montane rainforest in northern Borneo. The males are often found calling at water-filled, wild boar wallows. This species is a…
Boulenger’s Asian tree toad Rentapia hosii (Boulenger, 1892) of central Sarawak / Borneo Rentapia hosii are nocturnal and feed on insects, especially ants. They live on land outside the breeding season, usually on trees deep in the rainforest, along small…
White-eared Tree Frog – Feihyla kajau (Dring, 1984)