Key Identification Features
- The tympanum is indistinct, and the iris is golden brown.
- As its common name hints, this frog has "horns": the upper eyelids feature distinct horn-like extensions.
- There has been taxonomic uncertainty over whether this taxon is a valid species or only a subspecies of Megophrys minor, but molecular genetic evidence now supports its status as a distinct species.
- The head, back, and sides of adults are brown or black, and the belly usually has a pattern of mixed black and white mottling.
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