Cophixalus pakayakulangun

Conservation Status

Calling Period

Description

A medium-sized species of frog reaching up to 5.5 cm in body length. It has a brown or grey back, sometimes with dark brown or grey mottling and pale eye spots on the lower back. There is often a yellow patch covering the snout and eyelids. There is also often a black or brown stripe from the nostril to behind the eye. The belly is light grey and the male has two white longitudinal tube-like structures visible under the skin. The pupil is horizontal and the iris is gold or copper-coloured. The groin and back of the thighs are pale orange-pink. Fingers and toes are unwebbed, both with large discs.

Breeding Biology

Eggs and development are unknown, but are likely to be similar to those of other Cophixalus species. Possibly breeds during summer.

Similar Species

Does not look similar to any other species in its distribution.