Fringed tree frog, Spicicalyx eucnemis (Lönnberg, 1900) with Myiasis of central Province / Papua New Guinea around 850m ASL. Spicicalyx eucnemis (Lönnberg, 1900), commonly known as the Fringed Tree Frog or Growling Tree Frog, is an arboreal frog of the…
Efogi tree frog, Exochohyla prora (Menzies, 1969) of central Province / Papua New Guinea around 850m ASL. Exochohyla prora (Menzies, 1969), formerly classified as Hyla prora and later as Litoria prora, is a medium-sized arboreal tree frog of the family…
Malaysian flying frog or red-legged frog, Leptomantis rufipes (Inger, 1966) of Sarawak / Borneo around 1300m ASL Leptomantis rufipes is a species of frog (Anura) in the family Rhacophoridae and was originally described as Rhacophorus rufipes; the holotype is FMNH147699,…
Saffron-bellied frog, Chaperina fusca Mocquard, 1892 – at an illegal waste dumping site in Kuching, south Sarawak / Borneo / Lowland 60m ASL Chaperina fusca is a small species of narrow-mouthed frog (family Microhylidae) and the only representative of the…
The western long-legged bush frog – Philautus kakipanjang Dehling and Dehling, 2013 of Sarawak / Borneo – around 1000m ASL Etymologically, the specific epithet kakipanjang is explicitly derived from two Malay words; kaki (“leg”) and panjang (“long”)—chosen to highlight the…
Unknown Bush Frog – Philautus sp. of Kalimantan / Borneo – around 1300m ASL It doesn’t happen often anymore that I see frogs in Borneo that I’ve never seen before, and it happens even less often that I have no…
The western long-legged bush frog – Philautus kakipanjang Dehling and Dehling, 2013 of Sarawak / Borneo – around 1000m ASL Etymologically, the specific epithet kakipanjang is explicitly derived from two Malay words; kaki (“leg”) and panjang (“long”)—chosen to highlight the…
Asian litter frog, Leptobrachium gunungense Malkmus, 1996 – of Sabah / Borneo Leptobrachium gunungense is a montane litter frog of the family Megophryidae that is endemic to the higher elevations of Mount Kinabalu in Sabah on northern Borneo where it…
Kinabalu horned frog, Pelobatrachus baluensis (Boulenger, 1899) former Xenophrys baluensis of Sabah / Borneo Pelobatrachus baluensis is a montane frog in the family Megophryidae that is endemic to northern Borneo in Sabah, Malaysia, with a confirmed range on Mount Kinabalu…
A new species of sticky frog, Kalophrynus sp. “new” Borneo It is not often that you find an animal of which you immediately know ‘this is a new species’. But every now and then luck favours you and all the…