Staurois guttatus
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Black-spotted Rock Skipper
Also known as:
Black-spotted Rock Frog
Far from the fabled Frog Pond, down near the waterfall, these diurnal frogs would sit on boulders and wave their feet at each other.
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.
At night, while most other frogs were active, these ones would just rest on leaves.
These interesting frogs make for great photography subjects at night. They are typically resting a few feet off of the ground, aware of your presence but not too jumpy.
Near Poring, this species shares its habitat with two close relatives, the White-spotted Rock Skipper and the plain ol' Rock Skipper. Kurt and I saw all three species on our first night in this area.
More photogenic frogs showed up the next night. The one perched on a fern is a youngster; you can tell by its relatively larger eyes (and overall somewhat different proportions).
Online references:
- Staurois guttatus account on AmphibiaWeb
- Staurois guttatus account on Frogs of Borneo
- Staurois guttatus 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