The Malayan horned frog is a large leaf litter frog of Southeast Asian rainforests, family Megophryidae, named for the fleshy horn like projections above each eye and at the tip of its pointed snout. Its mottled brown coloring and angular body outline break up its silhouette among fallen leaves, letting it sit motionless as an ambush predator for passing insects and other small animals.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Anura, Taxa Source Wikidata: Malayan Horned Frog
In Biome
Source Long-nosed horned frog (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Malaysia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Singapore, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Thailand, found in there.
Sources
1. Long-nosed horned frog (Wikipedia)
article text (habitat realm), EntityId 317254
They are light to dark brown on the dorsal surface with varying patterns and camouflage very well with the forest floor.
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Lead section
The long-nosed horned frog (Pelobatrachus nasutus), also known as the Malayan horned frog or Malayan leaf frog, is a species of frog restricted to the rainforest areas of southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia to Singapore, Sumatra, and Borneo.
View the Source2. Wikidata: Malayan Horned Frog
Wikidata- Wikidata Q134231, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Wikidata Q134231 (P225 taxon name)
- Child Taxon Of: Anura, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 3. Malayan Horned Frog (Wikipedia)
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