Tree Frog

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WildFlower

Lion

Maybe it is a Polypedates macrotis but I am not sure.
http://www.frogsofborneo.org/rhacophoridae/290-rhacophoridae/polypedates/macrotis/274-polypedatesmacrotis
http://fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org/sites/default/files/rapid-color-guides-pdfs/053_Malaysia_v1.0_1.pdf Posted 9 years ago
1. John Sullivan
  
  Lion
  
  I think you are right. A Field Guide to the Frogs of Borneo (Inger & Stuebing, 2nd edition, 2005) describes this species in a way that's a good match for this picture. The most distinctive aspect of this species is the dark band from the eye, covering the eardrum, and continuing down the side until it eventually fizzles out. Also, Inger & Stuebing mention "Often there is a narrow, whitish ridge of skin along the outer edge of the forearm", which I believe is visible in this photo.
  
  Most photos of Polypedates macrotis show the side stripe fizzling out much more quickly than this one does, but that excellent Frogs of Borneo website does show at least one specimen with a side stripe comparable to this one. I think P. macrotis is a good if not completely conclusive ID for this frog. Posted 8 years ago
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    Thank you, John. Posted 8 years ago
  2. 1. Albert Kang
      
      Lion
      
      Thanks, John Sullivan and WildFlower for taking the efforts to verify the ID of this one :) Posted 8 years ago

The Dark-eared treefrog

''Polypedates macrotis'', commonly known as the dark-eared treefrog, sometimes also Bongao tree frog, Bongao bubble-nest frog, Baram whipping frog, or brown-striped tree frog, is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is found in the central peninsular Thailand , Sumatra, Borneo, and Sulu Archipelago as well as a range of other Philippine islands .

"Bongao" in the common name refers to Bongao Island, the type locality of ''Philautus montanus'', now synonymized with ''Polypedates.. more

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Similar species: Frogs

Species identified by Albert Kang