Rough-sided Frog (Hylarana glandulosa): facts, sounds & photos

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Rough-sided Frog (Hylarana glandulosa) lives in tropical moist lowland forest across Southeast Asia. It feeds on not specified. Its conservation status is Least Concern.

Fascinating facts about the Rough-sided Frog

In Thailand locals call Hylarana glandulosa "h̄mā n̂ảm", literally “water dog”, because its call sounds like a barking puppy.
This frog can be found in low-land rainforests, swamps, riverbanks, freshwater marshes, caves and cultivated plantations.
Its range stretches across six countries – Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

At a glance

RangeSoutheast Asia

Habitattropical moist lowland forest

Dietnot specified

About the Rough-sided Frog

The rough-sided frog, Hylarana glandulosa, is a true frog native to Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, swampland, rivers, freshwater marshes, caves, and plantations. In Thailand it is called h̄mā n̂ảm (“water dog”) because its call sounds like a barking puppy.

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