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Polypedates colletti
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates
Habitat
Vegetation near ponds and slow water
Range
Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia
Clutch size
Several hundred eggs in a foam nest (typical for Polypedates)
Incubation period
About 1 week to hatching (typical for Polypedates)
Size
Medium (50–70mm)
Weight
~15–30g
A whip-nesting tree frog in the genus Polypedates, building a foam nest on vegetation overhanging water — the foam protects the eggs until they hatch and tadpoles drop into the pool below.
Found on vegetation near ponds and slow water, nocturnal, feeding on invertebrates, with a call typical of the loud, repetitive Polypedates group.
