Appearance
''Ansonia spinulifer'' males measure 30–40 mm and females up to 45 mm in snout–vent length. Tympanum is visible. Dorsum has big spinose warts and usually a light spot between the shoulders. The warts are large and have keratinized projections, hence the species name. Tadpoles have the typical sucker mouth of rheophilous ''Ansonia'' tadpoles.Status
Its natural habitats are lowland rainforests at elevations of 150–750 m asl. Adults range widely over the floor and herb stratum in areas of steep terrain, but breeding requires small, clear, rocky-bottomed streams. Males call at night, sitting in low vegetation close to streams. The tadpoles live in torrents; they cling to rocks and feed on lithophytes.''Ansonia spinulifer'' is common in Sarawak, but it seems not to adapt to habitat modification. It is threatened by habitat loss .
Habitat
Its natural habitats are lowland rainforests at elevations of 150–750 m asl. Adults range widely over the floor and herb stratum in areas of steep terrain, but breeding requires small, clear, rocky-bottomed streams. Males call at night, sitting in low vegetation close to streams. The tadpoles live in torrents; they cling to rocks and feed on lithophytes.''Ansonia spinulifer'' is common in Sarawak, but it seems not to adapt to habitat modification. It is threatened by habitat loss .
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