Kinabalu Torrent Frog

Stream & Rock Frogs

Meristogenys kinabaluensis

Basic stats

Diet

Invertebrates

Habitat

Fast, turbulent montane streams

Range

Endemic to Borneo (Kinabalu region)

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 restricted to the Kinabalu region, sharing the genus Meristogenys's rock-clinging tadpoles and stream-adapted habits.

Found on rocks beside fast, turbulent montane streams, feeding on invertebrates; like other Meristogenys, essentially impossible to confirm to species without close examination or a tadpole in hand.

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