Occidozyga lima | Rough-skinned Floating Frog

Occidozyga lima (Gravenhorst, 1829)
Rough-skinned Floating Frog 尖舌浮蛙

Taxonomy

Order	Anura
Family	Dicroglossidae
Scientific name	Occidozyga lima
Chinese name	尖舌浮蛙
Common name	Rough-skinned Floating Frog

Description

Size	2 - 3 cm
Description	A small-sized frog Back green or olive-green with pale or bright green mid-dorsal stripe Granules appear on the back Toes fully webbed

Habitat and Ecology

Habitat	Cultivated fields and ponds. This species is able to tolerate high temperatures and a considerable amount of organic pollution.
Activity
Behaviour	When disturbed or threatened, it quickly dives under the water and conceals itself in mud or among aquatic plants.
Diet	Insects

Reproduction

Breeding period	During warm rainy season.
Larvae	About 20 mm. Mouth small and round. Tail with dorsal crest.
Egg	Dark brown. Small, about 1 mm in diameter.

Distribution and Conservation

Distribution

This species was common in Tung Chung, Lantau Island before the construction of Chek Lap Kok International Airport. Due to habitat loss, the species is locally extinct.

Widely distributed from eastern India through central and southern China to Java.

Conservation status (IUCN)

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