Kaloula
baleata
is common in the Sunda region and, unlike K.
pulchra, belongs to the native fauna of Borneo.
Dorsal coloration is brown with irregular patches of dark brown; no stripes. The body is stocky. Fingers bear adhesive discs at the tips. This gives this frog quite good climbing abilities, despite the clumsy body.
These animals are very secretive. Males emerge from their hidings after strong and continued rainfall.
Dorsal coloration is brown with irregular patches of dark brown; no stripes. The body is stocky. Fingers bear adhesive discs at the tips. This gives this frog quite good climbing abilities, despite the clumsy body.
These animals are very secretive. Males emerge from their hidings after strong and continued rainfall.
They take advantage of human activity to some
extend and will use shallow ponds in clearings and
ditches at forest edges for reproduction. But we
also heard males call during the day from hidden
places around a natural flooded depression in
alluvial forest.
Tadpoles are dark brown to black above. They are highly specialized suspension feeders. Keratinized mouthparts are absent. The spiracle is medial. Development is fast. Larvae reach approximately 25 mm total length.
Tadpoles are dark brown to black above. They are highly specialized suspension feeders. Keratinized mouthparts are absent. The spiracle is medial. Development is fast. Larvae reach approximately 25 mm total length.
