Pointed-tongued Floating Frog

Fascinating facts about the Pointed-tongued Floating Frog

• A quick glance at a map shows this little amphibian lives in at least twelve countries, from Bangladesh all the way to Vietnam, proving it can thrive across a huge slice of South-East Asia.
• Spot it in a flooded rice field or a canal ditch – it isn’t picky, inhabiting everything from seasonal wetlands to irrigated farmland, which explains why farmers often see them hopping near their crops.
• Scientists think the “green puddle frog” might actually be three hidden species: one in Java, another across southern China to northern Indochina, and a third spanning southern Indochina to Myanmar, hinting we still have much to learn about its true diversity.

At a glance

About the Pointed-tongued Floating Frog

Occidozyga lima, also known as the green puddle frog, rough-skinned floating frog, pearly-skin puddle frog, or pointed-tongued floating frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly Nepal. Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, swamps, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches. The species is also present in the pet trade. Some researchers suggest that O. lima may actually consist of three separate species: one in Java, Indonesia; one from southern China to northern Indochina; and one from southern Indochina to Myanmar.

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