Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Ranidae > Meristogenys > Meristogenys orphnocnemisMeristogenys orphnocnemisSynonyms: Amolops orphnocnemis; Meristogenys orphocnemis Meristogenys orphnocnemis is a species of frog in the Ranidae family, sometimes known as Sabah Borneo frog or dusky-footed torrent frog. It is endemic to Borneo and found in the mountains of Sabah (Malaysia), Brunei, and East Kalimantan (Indonesia).Its natural habitats are hilly lowland rainforest, also occurring in slightly disturbed forests. Tadpoles live in clear, rocky forest streams where they cling to rocks in strong currents. Siltation of streams caused by deforestation is a threat to this species. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 9.32 EDGE Score: 2.33 |
| Litters / Year [1] | 1 | | Snout to Vent Length [1] | 2.756 inches (7 cm) |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Borneo lowland rain forests |
Indonesia, Malaysia |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Sundaland |
Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand |
Yes |
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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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