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Common Tree Frog Polypedates leucomystax
 

 

Photo taken in Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.

Photograph by B H Ong

Photograph by Ria Tan

Look at it's long slender legs !!

 

Interesting Facts: The Common Tree Frog is also called the Four-lined Tree Frog. It is usually brown or grey with or without dark 4 longitudinal lines on the back. It lays eggs in a foam nest hung just above water on leaves or among twigs. The tadpoles will be washed down to the pool of water below during heavy downpour.

Size: 8 cm

Diet: Invertebrates

Activity: Nocturnal and amphibious

Habitat: Disturb forests, agricultural area and even gardens.

References: A Guide to the Amphibians & Reptiles of Singapore - Kelvin K P Lim

 

Dilated disc on the tip of its toes.

Photo taken at Central Catchment Area.

Photograph by K W Chan.