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Borneo horned frog

Megophyrs nasuta

Photo by bob5
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Field Notes

Description:

A stocky medium sized to large frog. Legs short and slender.Usually with a wide dark bar on the side ofvthe head below the eye.

Habitat:

Most widely distributed and common species of the genus. Lives in flat to steep rainforest. Calls are a loud honk. Found throughout Borneo, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia

Notes:

They calls can be heard from afar but in most areas difficult to spot as they are well camouflaged amongst the leaf litter.

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Comments (1)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Awesome capture Bob,congrats and thanks for sharing. It woud be great if you could add some more info in all of your spottings,so we could elect them for spotting of the day and spotting of the week,ok?Thanks in advance :-)

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