Small adult in typical stream-side posture. Fraser's Hill,
Peninsular Malaysia.
Large adult perched on fallen tree trunk. Fraser's Hill,
Peninsular Malaysia.
Tadpole clinging to a
granite boulder in a fast flowing stream. Lake Kenyir, Peninsular
Malaysia. |
Torrent Frogs, or Cascade
Frogs, are adapted to life amongst the torrents, waterfalls and wet boulders
which cascade out of Southeast Asia's rainforests.
They are usually to be
found clinging to boulders just above the stream level, however if disturbed
these frogs do not hesitate to leap into the fiercest flowing water, only to
emerge moments later clinging to another rock downstream.
The tadpoles have a
modified lower lip, which acts as a sucker, allowing them to cling to rocks
in the swiftest of river currents.
The Amolops genus ranges
throughout Burma, Thailand, Indochina, West Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and
Borneo, however A. larutensis, or the Larut Torrent Frog, is restricted to
Southern Thailand and West Malaysia.
Family : RANIDAE
Species : Amolops larutensis
Size (snout to vent) :
Female 7.5 cm, Male 4.5 cm
References : H3
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