Grillitschia aceras
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Perak Horned Frog
Also known as:
Perak Horned Toad, Perak Spadefoot Toad
This species was previously placed in genus Xenophrys, which was later lumped into Megophrys, and later split back out into Xenophrys again.
This is yet another grumpy-looking leaf-litter-dwelling slow-moving camouflage-relying frog with eyebrow protrusions that is not the one everyone wants to see. This poor frog, how much more does it have to do to be popular?
My Travelogues and Trip Lists page includes a complete list of the herps I saw in the wild on this trip to Malaysia, as well as a travelogue of the trip.
Online references:
- Xenophrys aceras account on AmphibiaWeb
- Xenophrys aceras account on Amphibians & Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia