Calluella brooksii

Calluella brooksii
Holotype of Calluella brooksii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Calluella
Species: C. brooksii
Binomial name
Calluella brooksii
(Boulenger, 1904)
Synonyms

Colpoglossus Brooksii
Boulenger, 1904[2]

Calluella brooksii is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is endemic to Borneo and found in Kalimantan (Indonesia) and Sarawak (Malaysia). Its common names are Brooks' squat frog and Brooks' burrowing frog.[3] It is named after Mr. Cecil J. Brooks who collected the holotype "in a hole whilst prospecting" in Bidi, Sarawak.[2]

Description

Calluella brooksii females can grow to 72 mm (2.8 in) in snout–vent length. The dorsum is granulate and tan to brown in colour with a complex dark brown pattern. The belly is cream or yellow. The body is robust with short and wide head. Limbs are short and thick; the toes basally webbed, with fringes of skin seen along toes.[4]

Calluella brooksii is a burrowing frog inhabiting the leaf litter.[1][4] Its life history is poorly known. Males call during the day, during heavy showers. Eggs are relatively small and pigmented.[4]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are tropical lowland rainforests. It is threatened by habitat loss, though too little is known about it to make an assessment on its conservation status.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Inger, R., Iskandar, D., Das, I., Stuebing, R., Lakim, M., Yambun, P. & Mumpuni (2004). "Calluella brooksii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 Boulenger, G. A. (1904). "Description of a new genus of frogs of the family Dyscophidae, and list of the genera and species of that family". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 7 13: 42–44.
  3. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Calluella brooksii (Boulenger, 1904)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Haas, A., Hertwig, S.T., Das, I. (2014). "Calluella brooksii Brook’s Burrowing Frog". Frogs of Borneo. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
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