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Painted Narrow-mouthed Frog

Narrow-mouthed Frogs

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Kaloula pulchra

Basic stats

Diet

Mainly ants and termites

Habitat

Low altitudes; urban and rural settings and forest; buries itself underground in dry periods

Range

South and Southeast Asia

Size

5.4–7.5cm; 80–120g

The banded bullfrog is a narrow-mouthed frog native to Southeast Asia, also called the Asian painted frog, digging frog, Malaysian bullfrog or painted balloon frog, and known as the chubby frog in the pet trade. Adults measure 5.4–7.5 cm and weigh 80–120 g, with a dark brown back and stripes that vary from copper-brown to salmon pink (Wikipedia, general species account).

It lives at low altitudes in both urban and rural settings and in forest, hides under leaf litter by day and feeds in the evening, mainly on ants and termites. In dry periods it buries itself underground and emerges after heavy rain to call and breed. When threatened, it inflates its lungs and secretes a noxious white substance (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

What does the Painted Narrow-mouthed Frog eat?
Mainly ants and termites
What habitat does the Painted Narrow-mouthed Frog live in?
Low altitudes; urban and rural settings and forest; buries itself underground in dry periods
Where is the Painted Narrow-mouthed Frog found?
South and Southeast Asia
How big is the Painted Narrow-mouthed Frog?
5.4–7.5cm; 80–120g
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