Lesser Swamp Frog

True & Fanged Frogs

Limnonectes paramacrodon

Basic stats

Diet

Invertebrates

Habitat

Swampy, slow-water forest habitat

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

Small-medium (35–50mm)

Weight

~8–18g

A smaller fanged frog than the greater swamp frog, found in similar swampy, slow-water forest habitat.

Nocturnal, feeding on invertebrates near streams and swamp margins, with males carrying the reduced fang-like jaw projections typical of smaller Limnonectes species.

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