Singapore Frog Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/singapore-frog Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Thu, 07 Mar 2024 01:42:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Banded Bullfrog https://www.singaporegeographic.com/wild-animals/banded-bullfrog?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=banded-bullfrog https://www.singaporegeographic.com/wild-animals/banded-bullfrog#respond Thu, 07 Mar 2024 01:39:51 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=8509 The banded bullfrog is a species of frog in the narrow-mouthed frog family Microhylidae. Native to Southeast Asia, it is also known as the Asian painted frog, digging frog, Malaysian bullfrog, common Asian frog, and painted balloon frog. In the pet trade, it is sometimes called the chubby frog. Wikipedia Scientific name: Kaloula pulchra Location: Upper Thomson […]

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]]> The banded bullfrog is a species of frog in the narrow-mouthed frog family Microhylidae. Native to Southeast Asia, it is also known as the Asian painted frog, digging frog, Malaysian bullfrog, common Asian frog, and painted balloon frog. In the pet trade, it is sometimes called the chubby frog. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Kaloula pulchra

Location: Upper Thomson – March 2024

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/wild-animals/banded-bullfrog/feed 0 8509 Copper-cheeked Frog https://www.singaporegeographic.com/wild-animals/copper-cheeked-frog?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=copper-cheeked-frog https://www.singaporegeographic.com/wild-animals/copper-cheeked-frog#respond Sun, 20 Mar 2022 08:41:23 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=6882 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 […]

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]]> 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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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/wild-animals/copper-cheeked-frog/feed 0 6882 Whipping Frog https://www.singaporegeographic.com/wild-animals/whipping-frog?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whipping-frog https://www.singaporegeographic.com/wild-animals/whipping-frog#respond Sun, 14 Mar 2021 08:45:20 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=4389 Polypedates is a genus of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, the shrub frogs and Paleotropic tree frogs. They belong to subfamily Rhacophoridae. Members of this genus are collectively known as whipping frogs. They occur in eastern and southern Asia. Wikipedia Spotted at Ground-Up Initiative (GUI) Kampung Kampus – Lorong Chencharu

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]]> Polypedates is a genus of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, the shrub frogs and Paleotropic tree frogs. They belong to subfamily Rhacophoridae. Members of this genus are collectively known as whipping frogs. They occur in eastern and southern Asia. Wikipedia

Spotted at Ground-Up Initiative (GUI) Kampung Kampus – Lorong Chencharu

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