Black-spotted Sticky Frog (Kalophrynus pleurostigma) lives in pitcher plant habitats across Peninsular Malaysia. Its conservation status is Least Concern.
Fascinating facts about the Black-spotted Sticky Frog
- A sudden puff of glue can turn the black-spotted sticky frog into a predator’s worst nightmare, coating any attacker in a tacky film that makes swallowing it unpleasant. This quick defense buys the frog precious seconds to hop away.
- Each frog bears a single black spot just in front of each hind leg, a tiny billboard that signals its secret weapon to anyone watching closely.
- Unlike most amphibians, the black-spotted sticky frog completes its early life inside the watery chambers of carnivorous Nepenthes plants, turning a deadly trap into a nursery, though those pitcher habitats are disappearing in parts of its range.
- Even though its pitcher-plant homes are shrinking locally, the species isn’t listed as threatened worldwide, showing how a small niche can persist despite regional loss.
At a glance
RangePeninsular Malaysia
HabitatPitcher plant habitats
Dietnot specified
About the Black-spotted Sticky Frog
The black-spotted sticky frog (Kalophrynus pleurostigma) is a small frog with a black spot just in front of each hind leg and releases a sticky substance when threatened. It develops in the pitchers of some carnivorous Nepenthes, a habitat that is fast diminishing locally, and is not yet considered threatened by the IUCN.
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