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A Spotted Litter Frog stretched high This species stands in a particularly awkward-looking way while waiting for prey to come near. If disturbed, they will flatten down all the way and play dead. Geotagged,Leptobrachium hendricksoni,Malaysia,Winter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

A Spotted Litter Frog stretched high

This species stands in a particularly awkward-looking way while waiting for prey to come near. If disturbed, they will flatten down all the way and play dead.

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    karthik_ak
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    Wow! Never seen a frog standing in such a posture!!
    Looks like its standing on its toes!!     Posted 8 years ago
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      John Sullivan
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      Yes, they are very odd-looking frogs! Posted 8 years ago

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The Spotted Litter Frog

''Leptobrachium hendricksoni'' is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family. It is found in Malay Peninsula , Sarawak , and Sumatra . Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and nearby plantations and heavily degraded former forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Male ''Leptobrachium hendricksoni'' grow to snout-vent length of 39–48 mm and females to 52–80 mm .

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Uploaded Feb 18, 2017. Captured Jan 16, 2017 01:39 in Unnamed Road, Selangor, Malaysia.
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  • PENTAX K-3 II
  • f/6.3
  • 1/160s
  • ISO200
  • 100mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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