Wild Herps - Kinabalu Torrent Frog (Meristogenys kinabaluensis)

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Meristogenys kinabaluensis — Kinabalu Torrent Frog

Also known as:

Montane Torrent Frog, Kiau Borneo Frog

Park headquarters area, Kinabalu Park, Sabah, Malaysia—March 3, 2018

Kinabalu Torrent Frog (Meristogenys kinabaluensis)

Meristogenys species are difficult to tell apart in general, but it's easy to identify the ones high up on Mt. Kinabalu, because (A) they are distinctly green, and (B) there is only one Meristogenys species up there.

Online references:

Meristogenys kinabaluensis account on AmphibiaWeb
Meristogenys kinabaluensis 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)