Black-eyed Litter Frog Leptobrachium nigrops spotted at Lower Peirce Reservoir. Spotted by Chengpuay actually but too bad he dun have camera that day so I am posting this pic. This nocturnal frog has large jet black eyes, I guess to hunt in the dark. I don't know about average frog leg length but apparently this guy has rather short legs and can't hop around very well. Funny right? There's more "When disturbed it will assume a low crouch rather than attempt to flee." Hmmm I wonder if its because of the short legs.
"The species breeds in shallow forest streams and the tadpoles are large and black. The Black-eyed Litter Frog ranges from Peninsular Malaysia to Singapore and possibly Sarawak, Borneo. Size (snout to vent) : Female 5 cm, Male 4.5 cm"
References
Wild Singapore site
http://www.wildsingapore.per.sg/discovery/factsheet/frogblkeyed.htm
Amphibians of Southeast Asia : Black-eyed Litter Frog - Leptobrachium
nigrops
http://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/amphibians/black-eyed_litter_frog.htm
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