Greater Swamp Frog

True & Fanged Frogs

Limnonectes ingeri

Basic stats

Diet

Invertebrates, smaller vertebrates

Habitat

Swampy, low-lying forest and slow-moving water

Range

Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia

Clutch size

Several hundred eggs (typical for fanged frogs)

Incubation period

About 1–2 weeks to hatching (typical for fanged frogs)

Size

Large (70–100mm)

Weight

~40–80g

A fanged frog of swampy, low-lying forest and slow-moving water, larger and more robustly built than several related Limnonectes species.

Nocturnal, feeding on invertebrates and smaller vertebrates, with males carrying the bony jaw projections typical of the fanged frog genus for use in combat.

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