Species details

Dark-sided Chorus Frog

Microhyla heymonsi

Microhyla heymonsi

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This tiny species has a flat brown back that helPS.jpg keep it out of sight in leaf-litter. As its name suggests, this frog has a thick black stripe along each side of its head and body.


Habitat
Lives close to small puddles and ponds in rural areas and secondary forest, where it hides in the grass and under leaf litter.


Size (snout to vent)
Female 2.5cm, Male 2.0cm


Status
Native 


Call
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