Wild Herps - Banded Bullfrog (Kaloula pulchra)

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Kaloula pulchra — Banded Bullfrog

Also known as:

Malaysian Narrowmouth Toad, Chubby Frog, Rice Frog, Bubble Frog, Ox Frog, Painted Bullfrog, Piebald Digging Frog, Asian Painted Frog, Malaysian Painted Frog, Asiatic Painted Frog, Malayan Banded Bullfrog

Gunung Gading National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia—February 21, 2018

I think this frog might be winning the competition for most English names. (My favorite is "Chubby Frog".) It is widespread in southeast Asia, but has only been introduced to Borneo fairly recently.

Online references:

Kaloula pulchra account on Frogs of Borneo
Kaloula pulchra account on Ecology Asia

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
Malkmus, R., Manthey, U. Vogel, G., Hoffmann, P., & Kosuch, J. 2002. Amphibians & Reptiles of Mount Kinabalu (North Borneo)