Crab-eating Frog

Fejervarya cancrivora

Description

Fejervarya cancrivora is small to moderately large, stocky, with strong legs and large muscular thighs. The back is a mud-brown or greenish-brown to gray with dark asymmetrical patches and a thin fold of skin extends over the back. There are black spots on the groin and sides of the body. The limbs have a streak pattern, have full swimming web up to the tips of the fingers except the fourth finger.

Population Size

unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

Male: 60 mm; Female: 70-80 mm

Aq

Aquatic

Ca

Carnivore

In

Insectivorest

No

Nocturnal

So

Solitary

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Amphibi

ORDER

:

Anura

FAMILY

:

Dicroglossidae

GENUS

:

Fejervarya

SPECIES

:

Fejervarya cancrivora

Distribution

Fejervarya cancrivora could be found on swampy area, close to human-made area such as muddy gardens, rice fields, and water channels

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

Habits and Lifestyle

Fejervarya cancrivora is a solitary animal, during the day it hides behind the grass while at night it is active and makes sounds to call out female.

Lifestyle

Terrestrial, Aquatic, Solitary, Nocturnal.

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Fejervarya cancrivora feed on crabs or other crustaceans, as well as some insects

Diet : Carnivore, Insectivores

Mating Habits

Male Fejervarya cancrivora make a sound to call the female, mating occurs at the beginning of the rainy season.

Reproduction session :

Incubation periods : –

Independent age :

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

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