Kurixalus chaseni
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Chasen’s Frilled Treefrog
This species was split out from Kurixalus appendiculatus in 2018 by Matsui et al.
At Mulu, Kurt and I had seen quite a few small brownish frogs resting on leaves at night, such as this one and this one and this one. At the time, I falsely assumed most of them were the same species, but I was confident that this one was something different, due to its serrated outline. At least I got that right.
The two I saw were both males. Females have even funnier-looking snouts.
Online references:
- Kurixalus chaseni account on Frogs of Borneo
- Matsui M, Kawahara Y, Eto K, Nishikawa K, Hamidy A, Ahmad N, Hossman MYB, 2018. Distinct species status of Kurixalus chaseni (Rhacophoridae, Anura) as revealed by mitochondrial phylogeny
Printed references:
- Inger, R. F., Stuebing, R. B., Grafe, T. U., Dehling, J. M. 2017. A Field Guide to the Frogs of Borneo, Third Edition