Black-spotted Sticky Frog
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Kalophrynus pleurostigma |
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Kalophrynus stellatus |
The Black-spotted Sticky Frog (Kalophrynus pleurostigma) is a small frog with a black spot just in front of each of its hind legs. It releases a sticky substance when threatened, thereby making it an unpleasant meal for predators, allowing it to escape from harm.
This species develops in the pitchers of some carnivorous nepenthes, a habitat that is fast diminishing locally. On a global scale, it is not yet considered threatened by the IUCN.
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- Diesmos, A., Alcala, A., Brown, R., Afuang, L., Gee, G., Sukumaran, J., Yaakob, N., Tzi Ming, L., Chuaynkern, Y., Thirakhupt, K., Das, I., Iskandar, D., Mumpuni, Inger, R., Stuebing, R., Yambun, P. & Lakim, M. 2004. Kalophrynus pleurostigma. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 January 2008.