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SCIENTIFIC NAME
Polypedates macrotis
COMMON NAMES
Dark-eared tree frog
TYPE LOCALITY
Baram District, Sarawak, East Malaysia, Borneo
TADPOLE
Larger body with deeper tail fins than P.leucomystax tadoles. Body is dark green above speckled with lighter flecks; underside is silvery grey. Eyes at the side of the head.
KNOWN LOCALITIES
Widespread
LIFE HISTORY
Inhabits lowland forests and slightly disturbed areas.. Adults can be found near small streams, swaps, ponds, puddles or small pools. Rather similar to Polypedates leucomystax but differs by having a dark stripe behind the eyes that covers the entire tympanum.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Least Concern (LC)

DISTRIBUTION
 Malaysia, Thailand, Philipiines, Indonesia,
 
SNOUT-VENT-LENGTH
45-57mm (male); 66-89mm (female)
TYMPANUM
Distinct, 2/3 to 3/4 eye diameter
SKIN
Skin is smooth, some with very small bumps on the back
DORSAL COLOR
Brown with a darker band behind the eye, covers the tympanum and tapers along the side.
VENTRAL
Heavily mottled with brown
DIGITS

All Kingdoms
 
 

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