Copper-cheeked Frog

Hylarana raniceps

''Hylarana raniceps'', also known as the copper-cheeked frog, white-lipped frog, or Peters' Malaysian frog, is a species of true frog in the genus ''Hylarana''. It is endemic to Borneo, including Brunei Darussalam, Kalimantan , and Sarawak , although it is likely to occur more widely. Previously mixed with ''Hylarana chalconota'' and believed to have much wider distribution, its range was delimited to Borneo in the revision of "''Hylarana chalconota''" complex by Robert Inger and colleagues in 2009.
WHITE -LIPPED FROG (Chalcorana raniceps) Borneo endemic and common. AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF BAKO,Copper-cheeked Frog,Geotagged,Hylarana raniceps,Malaysia

Appearance

''Hylarana raniceps'' are relatively small frogs: adult males measure 28–34 mm and females 33–42 mm in snout–vent length. Colouration is mostly green, sometimes with brown back. The snout is long and pointed. Finger and toe tips have adhesive disks. The thighs may be reddish undersides. It resembles ''Hylarana megalonesa'' but is much smaller. Tadpoles are conspicuous with dark markings and red gills on light brown to yellow background; presumably they are poisonous.
White Lipped Frog This White Lipped Frog - Hylarana raniceps is also known as Copper-cheeked Frog.
Mostly green in colour on its back, as per both its names, it has white band above its mouth and a copper-coloured round patch behind its eyes and above the back of its mouth. Copper-cheeked Frog,Frog,Geotagged,Hylarana raniceps,Kubah,Malaysia,Sarawak,Spring,White Lipped Frog

Habitat

''Hylarana raniceps'' inhabits a broad range of lowland primary and secondary rainforest habitats. It breeds in ponds, intermittent streams, and quiet side pools of streams. Males call in small groups from twigs and vegetation 0.5–1.5 m above the ground.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyRanidae
GenusHylarana
SpeciesH. raniceps
Photographed in
Malaysia