Kobayashi’s horned frog, Pelobatrachus kobayashii Malkmus and Matsui, 1997 from Sabah / Borneo. A few years ago, I had the chance to photograph the rare Pelobatrachus kobayashii. Nevertheless, I wanted to find and photograph this very impressive and very large…
Tag: amphibia
Dring’s horned toad or Dring’s horned frog – Sarawakiphrys dringi (Inger, Stuebing and Tan, 1995) of central Sarawak / Borneo (new location) Sarawakiphrys dringi from a new location in central Sarawak / Borneo – around 1800m ASL. This species was…
Malaysian flying frog or red-legged frog, Leptomantis rufipes (Inger, 1966) of south Sarawak around 1000m ASL
Ansonia latidisca Inger, 1966 (Sambas Stream Toad or Rainbow Toad) I haven’t found these rainbow toads for a few years now, but this year I finally had luck again. Although I had been to the habitat a few times this…
Penrissen dwarf toad, Pelophryne penrissenensis Das, 2008 of Sarawak / Borneo, 2105m ASL
Short-nosed tree frog or Inger’s flying frog – Leptomantis (cf.) gauni (Inger, 1966) of central Sarawak / Borneo – around 1450m ASL
Matsui’s Borneo frog, large-eyed torrent frog or big-eyed torrent frog, Meristogenys macrophthalmus (Matsui, 1986) from Sarawak / Borneo – around 1950m ASL It is not certain which species this animal belongs to. Most likely it is really Meristogenys macrophthalmus, but then…
Bornean tree hole frog, Metaphrynella sundana (Peters, 1867) of south Sarawak – around 1100m ASL. Metaphrynella sundana is a small frog that is heard very often in the rainforests of Borneo but rarely seen, as the males always sit in…
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…
Dwarf slender toad, Ansonia minuta Inger, 1960 of Sarawak / Borneo, 1000m ASL