Blyth's river frog

Blyth's river frog, also known as Blyth's frog, giant Asian river frog or giant frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae found from Myanmar through western Thailand and the Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Borneo. Earlier records from Laos and Vietnam are considered misidentifications.

Description

Blyth's river frog is a large frog. Females grow to a snout–vent length of and males to. Large adults can weigh more than. The skin is smooth on the dorsum, with or without scattered tubercles or longitudinal skin folds. They are brownish, grey, or yellowish above and white or yellowish below. They may or may not have a vertebral stripe on their backs.

Habitat

These frogs inhabit streams with gravel and rocks in primary and secondary evergreen forest. Males build a nesting hollow in a sandy stream bed area, and the tadpoles develop in streams. They can also be found far away from streams.

Use and conservation

The major threat to this species is collection for food, both for local consumption and for trade. It is also locally impacted by habitat loss.