Seep frog
| Seep frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Occidozyga |
| Species: | O. baluensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Occidozyga baluensis (Boulenger, 1896)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Oreobatrachus baluensis Boulenger, 1896 | |
The seep frog or Balu oriental frog (Occidozyga baluensis) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is probably endemic to Borneo.[1][2]
Range
[edit]Occidozyga baluensis is found in northwestern Borneo (Sarawak, Malaysia, Brunei, and Kalimantan, Indonesia) and was also recorded once in Lampung, Sumatra, although the latter is questionable.[1] Its name refers to its type locality, "Mount Kina Balu, North Borneo".[2]
Description
[edit]Occidozyga baluensis are small–medium-sized frogs. Males grow to a snout–vent length of about 25 mm (0.98 in) and females to 35 mm (1.4 in). Dorsal colouration is variable, brown, grey, or olive, sometimes with dark markings. Some individuals have a vertebral stripe. The belly is cream with an abundance of brown spots. Tadpoles have a long tail with low tail fin; the tip is pointed. The mouth is terminal in position and the orifice appears quite small.[3]
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Habitat
[edit]Occidozyga baluensis inhabit shallow ponds or water-filled depressions where clear water seeps out at the base of a slope. Tadpoles live in the shallow water film that covers the leaf litter in seepage areas. They are predatory and ingest small invertebrates.[3] The species is threatened by habitat loss caused by clear-cutting.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Occidozyga baluensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58406A176744254. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58406A176744254.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Occidozyga baluensis (Boulenger, 1896)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ a b Haas, A.; Hertwig, S.T.; Das, I. (2014). "Occidozya baluensis Seep Frog". Frogs of Borneo. Retrieved 4 August 2014.