Adult specimen near freshwater swamp, Singapore.
Brownish specimen with well-developed mask, Singapore.
Family : DICROGLOSSIDAE
Species : Limnonectes paramacrodon
Size (snout to vent) : Female 7.3 cm, Male 6.6 cm
References : H2 |
The Masked Swamp Frog is a
species of acidic, freshwater peat swamp forests - in such habitat the
species is difficult to locate.
A medium-sized frog, L.
paramacrodon is distinguished by the black mask running through the eye,
and the triangular shape of the black marking covering the tympanum (ear
drum) and adjacent skin.
The dorsal surface is
brown, and coarsely textured. The rear area of the flank and thigh is often
yellowish.
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Close-up showing the distinctive
shape of the 'mask'. |
The species ranges from
Southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore to Borneo (including
Bangka) and Sumatra.
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