The Poisonous Rock Frog is a large true frogs with fully webbed feet that measured up to about 100mm. Its inner metatarsal tubercle elongated, white stripe on upper lip, distinct dorsolateral fold and the species shows polymorphism in body colour. The females considerably larger than males, in which the adult females can reaching a maximum size of 98 mm, while the males eaching a maximum of 66 mm of snout-vent length (SVL). This frog species inhabits primary and old secondary forests, along rocky and fast-flowing rivers, arboreal and nocturnal. In Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, the Poisonous Rock Frog can be found along riverbanks, on rock boulders in streams and low vegetation along fast-flowing stream at the altitude about 0 - 1000 m. It is distributed in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand (van Dijk et al., 2004).
This species has a poisonous skin which is the skin secretions of this species can kill small animals, such as other frogs. But it is not dangerous for humans. However, if one absent-mindedly rubs one’s eyes after handling a Odorrana hosii, the result is quite painful (Inger & Stuebing, 2005).
No | Part | Habit | |
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1 |
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Nocturnal — Active during the night
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No | Description | Suitability | Seasonality |
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1 |
Forest → Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland Forest
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Suitable | Unknown |
2 |
Forest → Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane Forest
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Suitable | Unknown |
3 |
Wetlands → Permanent Rivers, Streams, Creeks [includes waterfalls]
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Suitable | Unknown |
Year Published | Assessment | Red List Category | Version |
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2022 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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3.1 |
2004 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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3.1 |
Collection Center | Dried | Live | Slide | Wet | Total | |
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80 | ||||||
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Profile | |
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Amirrudin Bin Ahmad (Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
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Amphibians, Dragonflies and Damselflies, Fishes, Reptiles,
Biodiversity, Data Analysis, Digital Sequence Information (DSI), Living Modified Organism (LMO), Marine & Coastal, Protected Areas & Invasive Alien Species
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Awang Noor Abd. Ghani (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
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Amphibians (Ecology),
Biodiversity, Data Analysis, Economics, Ecosystems, Environment & Forest
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Kaviarasu Munian (Mr.)
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
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Reptiles (Ecology), Amphibians (Ecology), Fishes (Ecology),
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Lim Boo Liat (Dr.)
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Reptiles (Ecology), Rodents (Ecology), Amphibians (Ecology),
Biodiversity, Ecosystems & Invasive Alien Species
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Mohamad Azani Alias (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
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Vascular (Taxonomy), Vascular, Vascular, Amphibians, Amphibians,
Biodiversity, Conservation, Climate Change, Protected Areas & Forest
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Mohamad Rosni Bin Othman (Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
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Amphibians, Coral Reefs, Turtle, Tortoise, and Terrapin, Amphibians,
Law and Policy, Management & Marine & Coastal
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Mohammad Shahfiz Azman (Mr.)
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
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Amphibians, Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles,
Awareness, Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecosystems, Environment, Forest, Landscape, Law and Policy, Management, Protected Areas, Science, Systematics, Invasive Alien Species, Like-Minded Megadiverse Countries (LMMC), National Policy on Biological Diversity, Policy, Research and Development (R&D) & Zoonotic
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Mohd Abdul Muin Bin Md Akil (Mr.)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles, Snakes,
Biodiversity, Conservation, Evolution, Genetics, Molecular, Protected Areas, Climate Change & Invasive Alien Species
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Norhayati Binti Ahmad (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
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Frogs and Toads, Snakes, Amphibians, Reptiles,
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Teo Eng Wah (Dr.)
University of Malaya (UM)
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Reptiles, Amphibians,
Invasive Alien Species
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Acknowledgements :- Mr. Abdul Razak Mohd Nor Rasid, Mr. Ahmad Amir Firdaus Bin Mad Apandi, Ms. Aida Salihah Binti Abu Bakar, Ms. Ajla Rafidah Baharom, Mrs. Aziemah Binti Kinan, Mrs. Azuhaidah Binti Alias, Mr. Badrul Amin Bin Jaffar, Ms. Fatin Farisha Binti Mohd Jamil, Mrs. Hakimah Binti Jaafar, Ms. Heng Pooi San, Mrs. Juriah A/p Nibong, Ms. Mira Farzana Binti Mohamad Mokhtar, Mr. Muhammad Izzuddin Bin Hazan, Ms. Norayuni Binti Ramlee, Ms. Norazah Binti Norddin, Prof. Dr. Norhayati Binti Ahmad, Mrs. Nur Hazwanie Binti Abd Halim, Ms. Nurfadzilah Bt Azmi, Ms. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas, Mr. Tan Kok Kiat, Mrs. Wan Roniza Binti Ismil & Mr. Yasser Mohamed Arifin
Photo credit :- Norhayati Binti Ahmad, USM & Yang Jian-Huan
Species Citation :- Odorrana hosii. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/9983. [Retrieved 02 December 2023].
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