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Giant asian river frog

A species of Fanged frogs
Scientific name : Limnonectes blythii Genus : Fanged frogs

Giant asian river frog, A species of Fanged frogs
Scientific name: Limnonectes blythii
Genus: Fanged frogs
Giant asian river frog (Limnonectes blythii) Photo By Rushen , used under CC-BY-SA-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

Description

Blyth's river frog, Blyth's frog, giant Asian river frog, or (ambiguously) giant frog, Limnonectes blythii, is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family found from Myanmar through western Thailand and the Malay Peninsula (Malaysia, Singapore) to Sumatra and Borneo (Indonesia). Earlier records from Laos and Vietnam are considered misidentifications.

General Info

Lifespan

5-7 years

Diet

Giant asian river frog is primarily an insectivorous species, subsisting largely on various insects within its tropical habitat. Beside insects, its diet includes smaller vertebrates, displaying a degree of opportunistic feeding.

Appearance

Giant asian river frog is a medium-sized amphibian, with a robust, flattened body and smooth, moist skin. They have large heads, well-developed limbs and webbed digits. They are primarily dark brown, but males have unique orange spots on their flanks, a feature not seen in females. Giant asian river frog lacks distinctive appendages like horns or a tail but possesses tympani, round ear-like structures behind the eyes.

Population

Decreasing
Giant asian river frog (Limnonectes blythii) Giant asian river frog (Limnonectes blythii) Photo By Rushen , used under CC-BY-SA-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
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