About Polypedates macrotis (Boulenger, 1891)
Male Polypedates macrotis reach a snout–vent length of approximately 60 mm (2.4 in), while females grow to 85 mm (3.3 in). Fully grown tadpoles can be up to 60 mm (2.4 in) in total length. The dorsum of this frog is brown, with a darker band that starts behind the eye, covers the tympanum, and tapers along the side of the body. Polypedates macrotis is closely related to Polypedates leucomystax, differing only slightly from it in colouration and body proportions. Common names for this species include the dark-eared tree frog. It is a locally abundant species within its native range. Its distribution covers specific locations across multiple countries and regions: Thailand (Nakhon Si Thammarat, Narathiwat, Pattani, Songkhla), Malaysia (Johor, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor), Indonesia (Aceh, Bangka Belitung, Jambi, Lampung, North Sumatra, Riau, South Sumatra, West Java, West Sumatra), Brunei, the Sulu Archipelago, and several western Philippine islands (Palawan, Busuanga, Calauit, Jolo, and Dumaran). This species inhabits primary forests and forest-edge areas. It also occurs in and around human settlements, including large cities and towns. Adult frogs are typically found close to small streams, ponds, puddles, small pools, swamps, and wet rainforests with slow dripping or trickling water sources. They also often occupy captured rainwater held inside epiphytic plants, ferns, and similar structures. For reproduction, Polypedates macrotis deposit their eggs in foam nests that are attached to leaves or twigs overhanging standing water bodies such as ponds and ditches.
