Wildlifeof China
Ornate Chorus Frog
Narrow-mouthed Frogs
Photo: Thomas Brown · CC BY 2.0
Microhyla fissipes
Basic stats
Habitat
Rain pools and other still water; sub-fossorial, also on the forest floor
Range
East and South-east Asia, from southern and central China and Taiwan to the Malay Peninsula
Size
Males 22–27mm, females 25–28mm snout–vent
The ornate chorus frog is a small microhylid frog, with males reaching 22–27mm and females 25–28mm in snout–vent length and tadpoles about 22mm in total length. It occurs in East and South-east Asia, from southern and central China and Taiwan to the Malay Peninsula, and is sub-fossorial in habit (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is mostly nocturnal, active by day only in the rainy season, and breeds in rain pools and other bodies of still water (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Ornate Chorus Frog live in?
- Rain pools and other still water; sub-fossorial, also on the forest floor
- Where is the Ornate Chorus Frog found?
- East and South-east Asia, from southern and central China and Taiwan to the Malay Peninsula
- How big is the Ornate Chorus Frog?
- Males 22–27mm, females 25–28mm snout–vent