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Megophrys baluensis
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates
Habitat
Leaf litter near montane streams
Range
Endemic to Borneo's mountains
Clutch size
~100–200 eggs (typical for horned frogs)
Incubation period
About 1–2 weeks to hatching (typical for horned frogs)
Size
Medium-large (60–85mm)
Weight
~25–50g
A horned frog restricted to montane forest on Kinabalu and neighbouring mountains, sharing the leaf-shaped snout and eye-horns of its lowland relative, the Bornean horned frog.
Sits camouflaged and motionless in wet leaf litter near montane streams, ambushing invertebrates; a high-elevation speciality for visiting herpetologists on Kinabalu.
