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Meristogenys phaeomerus
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates
Habitat
Fast-flowing hill streams
Range
Borneo (Kapit division, Sarawak)
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 torrent frog first recorded from the Kapit division of Sarawak, sharing the general build and torrent-adapted habits of the genus Meristogenys.
Found on rocks within fast-flowing hill streams, feeding on invertebrates; field identification against other Meristogenys species is unreliable without close comparison.
