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Crab-eating Frog Fejervarya cancrivora
 

 

Photo taken at Botanic Garden

Photograph by K W Chan

Photo taken in Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Photograph by B H Ong

 

Interesting Facts: This species is indigenous to Singapore. It is one of the few frogs which can tolerate brackish water. The crab-eating frog's croak can be heard at night in marshy areas along the coast.

Size: over 8cm

Diet: Small vertebrates and invertebrates (including crabs)

Activity: Nocturnal and terrestrial

Habitat: Coastal areas, disturbed forest, agricultural areas, marshland, canals in urban areas, mangroves and prawn ponds

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