Chaperina
Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox Script error: No such module "Listen". Chaperina is a genus of frogs in the family Microhylidae. It is the only genus in the subfamily Chaperininae.[1] It is also itself monotypic, being represented by the single species, Chaperina fusca, commonly known as the brown thorny frog, spiny-heeled froglet, and saffron-bellied frog.[2] It is found on the Malay Peninsula, in Borneo and in the Philippines (Palawan, Mindanao, and Jolo islands).[2] It is abundant in Borneo but uncommon on the Malay Peninsula and patchily distributed in the Philippines.[3]
Description
Chaperina fusca are small frogs: males measure Script error: No such module "convert". in snout–vent length and females Script error: No such module "convert".. They are black above with minute white, light blue, or greenish spots. The skin is smooth with scattered tubercles; they have a sharp dermal projection on elbows and heel.[4]
These frogs are active after rainfall on forest floor and low vegetation; they are good climbers.[4]
Habitat and conservation
Its natural habitats are primary lowland and montane rainforests as well as edge habitats; it has also been found in rural gardens. It breeds in small, temporary water bodies rich in decaying organic matter.[3]
Threats to this species include deforestation, habitat conversion to agriculture, and pollution.[3]
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- Microhylidae
- Monotypic amphibian genera
- Amphibians described in 1892
- Fauna of Brunei
- Amphibians of Indonesia
- Amphibians of Malaysia
- Amphibians of the Philippines
- Amphibians of Thailand
- Amphibians of Borneo
- Taxa named by François Mocquard
- Taxonomy articles created by Polbot