Lesser Sticky Frog

Narrow-mouthed Frogs

Kalophrynus subterrestris

Basic stats

Diet

Ants, termites

Habitat

Leaf litter on the forest floor

Range

Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia

Clutch size

Several hundred eggs (typical for Kalophrynus)

Incubation period

A few days to hatching (typical for Kalophrynus)

Size

Small (20–28mm)

Weight

~2–4g

The smallest of Borneo's sticky frogs, otherwise similar in habits to its larger relatives — a burrowing, ant-and-termite-eating narrow-mouthed frog with a defensive sticky skin secretion.

Found in leaf litter on the forest floor, most easily located by call near breeding pools after rain.

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