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Frogs of Borneo

Frogs of Borneo

Frogs of Borneo

Frogs of Borneo

Frogs of Borneo

Frogs of Borneo

Frogs of Borneo

Frogs of Borneo

Frogs of Borneo

Frogs of Borneo

Frogs of Borneo

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Pelophryne misera

The species is endemic to the Gunung Kinabalu area above 1400 m a.s.l. Pelophryne misera inhabits the leaf litter of mossy forests and uses small accumulations of water for reproduction. Males are commonly encountered calling from low vegetation.
  • Family:
    Bufonidae
  • Genus:
    Pelophryne
  • Ecomorph:
    endotrophic, phytotelma specialist
  • Waterbody Type:
    phytotelma
  • Water Column:
    —
  • Feeding Type:
    non-feeding
  • Size:
    13 mm
  • Development:
    larva, tadpole
  • Adult:
    Pelophryne
    misera

Coloration

Snout

One row of keratodonts on upper lip (LTRF 1/0); beaks weak.

Oral Disc

Oral disc ventral and subterminal

Body

Head-trunk of tadpole ovoid. Body and caudal muscle blackish brown, fins lighter. Maximum length 13 mm; 5.8 mm after metamorphosis.

Eyes & Nostrils

Eyes dorsolateral

Tail

Similar Species

The tadpoles of P. misera appear similar to those of P. signata, but confusion in the field is unlikely due to the separation of these species by habitat and altitude. Possibly P. misera could be confused with tadpoles of the sympatric Kalophrynus baluensis.

Literature

Only one clutch has ever been reported in a waterfilled leaf on the ground. It contained 10 pale eggs, each measuring 2.8 mm in diameter.
Malkmus, R. (1996a) Voortplanting van de Dwergpad Pelophryne misera-Lacerta, 54: 129–133.

Malkmus, R. (1996b) Herpetologische Beobachtungen am Mt. Kinabalu, Nord-Borneo V Mitteilungen des Zoologischen Museums, Berlin; 72: 277–295.

Malkmus, R., Manthey, U., Vogel, G., Hoffmann, P., Kosuch, J. (2002) Amphibians & Reptiles of Mount Kinabalu (North Borneo). Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein. 424 pp.