The painted chorus frog (Microhyla butleri), also commonly known as Butler's narrow-mouthed toad, Butler's pigmy frog, Butler's rice frog, Butler's ricefrog, noisy frog or tubercled pygmy frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is found in northeast India, Myanmar, southern China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, plantations, rural gardens, ponds, open excavations, and irrigated land. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Microhyla |
| Species: | M. butleri
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| Microhyla butleri Boulenger, 1900
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Microhyla boulengeri Vogt, 1913 | |
Microhyla butleri have skin that is smooth or with small smooth warts above. They are brownish on their back, pale reddish on the sides and limbs, and whitish beneath. Male Microhyla butleri grow to a snout-vent length of 21–23 mm (0.83–0.91 in) and females to 23–26 mm (0.91–1.02 in).[3]
Presence in Singapore edit
Microhyla butleri has recently been added to the 'Bukit Timah Nature Reserve (BTNR) checklist in 2019.[4]
Gallery edit
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Microhyla butleri, Noisy chorus frog - Phu Kradueng National Park
References edit
- ^ a b van Dijk, Peter Paul; Ohler, A.; Lue, Kuangyang; Chou, Wenhao; Geng, Baorong & Chan, Bosco (2009). "Microhyla butleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T57878A11684662. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57878A11684662.en.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Microhyla butleri Boulenger, 1900". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Microhyla butleri". Amphibians and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ R.C.H. Teo; N.J. Thomas (2019). "Updated Inventory of Amphibians, Reptiles and Mammals of the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Singapore" (PDF). Gardens' Bulletin Singapore. 71(Suppl. 1): 145–183. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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