Hill Forest Frog

Fascinating facts about the Hill Forest Frog

• From southern Myanmar through Thailand down to Peninsular Malaysia, the Hill Forest Frog occupies a narrow swath of the Malay Peninsula, a range now known to be far smaller than the 2004 IUCN estimate.
• Males measure 19–25 mm and females 21–25 mm from snout to vent.
• A 2010 taxonomic revision by Robert F. Inger and Bryan L. Stuart proved that Limnonectes hascheanus and its look-alike L. limborgi are separate species, despite looking almost identical; the key difference is the Hill Forest Frog’s smaller body size.
• Recent observations suggest its larvae are free-swimming yet endotrophic.

At a glance

About the Hill Forest Frog

Limnonectes hascheanus is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. Males measure 19–25 mm and females 21–25 mm snout-vent length. It is found in the Malay Peninsula from southern Myanmar and Thailand to Peninsular Malaysia. Early reports suggested direct development, but recent observations indicate it probably has free-swimming endotrophic larvae.

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