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Meristogenys orphnocnemis
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates
Habitat
Fast, turbulent hill streams
Range
Borneo
Clutch size
Several dozen eggs (typical for torrent frogs)
Incubation period
About 1–2 weeks to hatching (typical for torrent frogs)
Size
Small-medium (35–50mm)
Weight
~8–15g
A frog specialised for life in fast, turbulent hill streams; its tadpoles have a large sucker-like oral disc used to cling to rocks in strong currents, one of several remarkable torrent-tadpole adaptations found in Bornean streams.
Adults are found on rocks and boulders within or beside fast-flowing water, feeding on invertebrates, and are well camouflaged against wet stone.
