Limnonectes finchi
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Rough Guardian Frog
Limnonectes finchi is one of the two Borneo species called "guardian frogs" because the male guards the eggs, which are laid on land, until they hatch. Then the little tadpoles mount onto the back of the male, who carries them to nearby water. (The other such frog in Borneo is Limnonectes palavanensis, the Smooth Guardian Frog.)
Online references:
- Limnonectes finchi account on Frogs of Borneo
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)