Java White-lipped Frog

Chalcorana chalconota

Description

Chalcorana chalconota has a slender body, small to not too large, a tapered snout and a brown tympanum (ear drum) that is slightly curved inward compared to the surface of the temples. The dorsal skin is dark and granulated in females, whereas in males it has many fine nodules. The dorsal skin is yellowish cream, or greenish to brown or dark brown with round spots, the sides of the body (lateral) whitish, yellowish or light yellowish green. The ventral is white or brownish. There is a pair of narrow dorsolateral skin folds on either side of the back. The limbs are long and slender, with full swimming membranes to the tips, except for the tips of the fourth toes (longest toes).

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

Male: 34-50 mm; Female: 50-73 mm

Aq

Aquatic

In

Insectivorest

No

Nocturnal

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Amphibi

ORDER

:

Anura

FAMILY

:

Ranidae

GENUS

:

Chalcorana

SPECIES

:

Chalcorana chalconota

Distribution

Chalcorana chalconota usually found on rocks and vegetation along streams in forests or uplands at elevation up to  1,571 m above sea levels and around ponds in primary and degraded forests with moderately closed canopies and low-flowing water sources.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Indonesia

Habits and Lifestyle

Chalcorana chalconota is a nocturnal animal that is active at night. Often stays in the bushes that cover the water’s edge, rocks, near bodies of water.

Lifestyle

Terrestrial, Aquatic, Nocturnal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Chalcorana chalconota is an insectivorous animal, it mainly feed on some species of insects or arthropods.

Diet : Insectivores, Carnivores

Mating Habits

Male Chalcorana chalconota produce sounds to attract the female.

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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