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Chaperina fusca

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Chaperina is a genus of frogs in the family Microhylidae. It is the only genus in the subfamily Chaperininae. It is also itself monotypic, being represented by the single species, Chaperina fusca, commonly known as the brown thorny frog, spiny-heeled froglet, and saffron-bellied frog. It is found on the Malay Peninsula, in Borneo and in the Philippines (Palawan, Mindanao, and Jolo islands). It is abundant in Borneo but uncommon on the Malay Peninsula and patchily distributed in the Philippines.

Species

Least Concern

Saffron-bellied Frog

SPECIES

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAmphibia
  4. OrderAnura
  5. FamilyMicrohylidae
Observations334
Observations recorded1,019

via GBIF · IUCN

Museum specimens

Specimen records
741
With media
92
Family
Microhylidae
Collections
MVZ, CAS
Recorded in
Malaysia, Philippine Ids.

Wikidata facts

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taxon
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
Commons category
Chaperina fusca
taxon name
Chaperina fusca
short name
C. fusca
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Chaperina is a genus of frogs in the family Microhylidae. It is the only genus in the subfamily Chaperininae. It is also itself monotypic, being represented by the single species, Chaperina fusca, commonly known as the brown thorny frog, spiny-heeled froglet, and saffron-bellied frog. It is found on the Malay Peninsula, in Borneo and in the Philippines (Palawan, Mindanao, and Jolo islands). It is abundant in Borneo but uncommon on the Malay Peninsula and patchily distributed in the Philippines.

==Description== Chaperina fusca are small frogs: males measure in snout–vent length and females . They are black above with minute white, light blue, or greenish spots. The skin is smooth with scattered tubercles; they have a sharp dermal projection on elbows and heel.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chaperina fusca” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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