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…
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…
Kinabalu sticky frog, Kalophrynus baluensis Kiew, 1984 – of Sabah / Borneo Kalophrynus baluensis Kiew 1984 is a microhylid frog endemic to the upper slopes of Mount Kinabalu in Sabah Borneo where it inhabits primary montane forest between roughly 1400…
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…
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…
Bornean tree hole frog, Metaphrynella sundana (Peters, 1867) of Ulu-Ai Borneo. 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 tree cavities and attract…
Least Narrow-mouthed Frog, Microhyla perparva Inger & Frogner, 1979 – of central Sarawak / Borneo
Bornean tree hole frog, Metaphrynella sundana (Peters, 1867) of central Borneo.
The banded bullfrog, Kaloula pulchra Gray, 1831 of south Sarawak / Borneo around 20m ASL. Kaloula pulchra is an introduced species (neozoon) having been imported into Borneo in relatively recent time and can be found in the most gardens or…
Borneo sticky frog, Kalophrynus cf. intermedius Inger, 1966 – East-Sarawak / Borneo – 40m ASL