Hose's Frog
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| Rana hosei Boulenger, 1891 |
Hose’s Frog, Rana hosei, is a true frog with a wide range in South-East Asia. It was named after zoologist Charles Hose.
[edit] Description
Robust body with long, slender legs. Upperparts dark green with brown sides; underparts pale; limbs marked with dark crossbars. Tips of fingers and toes have grooved discs. Length: males 50-60 mm, females 85-100 mm. Larvae apparently lack suctorial discs. Ova cream-coloured without dark hemisphere, indicating specialised oviposition site.
[edit] Distribution and habitat
Hose’s Frog has been recorded from the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, Simeulue and Java. It lives in and along clear, swift streams and rivers in rainforest.
[edit] References
- Inger, Robert F. (1966). The Systematics and Zoogeography of the Amphibia of Borneo. Fieldiana: Zoology, vol.52. Field Museum of Natural History: Chicago.
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