About Chalcorana chalconota (Schlegel, 1837)
Chalcorana chalconota is a relatively large frog species. Adult males measure 34–50 mm (1.3–2.0 in) in snout–vent length, while adult females measure 49–73 mm (1.9–2.9 in). This species has relatively short legs, a slightly projecting snout, and a visible, slightly depressed tympanum. Its finger tips are much enlarged. The base coloration is green; the back may have black spots, and the hind limbs may have crossbars. Dorsal skin is granular in females and covered with many fine spinules in males. Males also have conspicuously protruding humeral glands. Chalcorana chalconota can be found along small lowland forest streams, but also occurs away from streams within forest, and in highland areas at elevations up to 1,571 m (5,154 ft) above sea level. It lives in both primary and degraded forests, and can also be found in human settlements, plantations, and rubbish-filled ponds. Breeding occurs across a range of aquatic habitats: quiet side pools of forest streams, temporary forest edge ponds, irrigation channels, and ditches in paddy fields. This is a common species with no identified major threats, and it is present in several protected areas.
