#chaperina fusca

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Chaperina fusca by Jono Dashper

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Chaperina fusca - Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia | ©Alan Cressler

Chaperina fusca, commonly called Saffron-Bellied Frog, is a very small frog in the family Microhylidae. Males hardly reach 20 mm in snout-vent length, females grow slightly larger. 

The dorsum is dark brown to black with blueish marbling. The underside is covered by large bright yellow spots, visible also along the lower flanks. The elbows and heels bear tiny soft spines.

The Saffron-Bellied frog is sometimes difficult to find, due to its small size and because the calls of males are insect-like and not very loud [1].

This species is native to Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand [2].