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Copper-cheeked Frog

vids — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 08:41:23 +0000

Chalcorana chalconota is a species of “true frog”, family Ranidae Wikipedia

Formerly confused with Rana chalconata and Hydrophylax raniceps. Dorsal surface relatively smooth, ranging from bright green to shades of yellow or brown. Hind legs long and slender, tips of fingers and toes flattened into disks. Snout pointed upper lip white, eardrum brown. Tadpoles are yellowish to orange, often with translucent skin. A blackish bar is present under the eyes, and poison glands form a pair of white stripes on the belly. They are often found in forest streams with running water. Its call sounds like dripping water. NParks

Scientific Name: Hylarana chalconota

Status: Native and Common in Singapore

Location: Windsor Nature Park – March 2022

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Long-tailed sun skink – Eutropis longicaudata

vids — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 11:00:32 +0000

The species is easily identified by the impressively long tail, which measures twice the length of the head and body. This feature serves to distinguish the species from the Many-lined Sun Skink Eutropis multifasciata, which has a relatively shorter tail. Ecology Asia

Choa Chu Kang – September 2021

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Four-lined Tree Frog

vids — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 11:34:45 +0000

Scientific Name: Polypedates leucomystax

Polypedates leucomystax is a species in the shrub frog family Rhacophoridae. It is known under numerous common names, including common tree frog, four-lined tree frog, golden tree frog or striped tree frog. Wikipedia

Great document about this frog by NUS

Spotted at Dairy Farm Nature Park

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