Asian Painted Frog

Description:

The Asian Painted Frog (Kaloula pulchra) is also known as the Chubby Frog (in the pet trade), Banded Bull Frog, Rice Frog, or Bubble Frog. These frogs belonging to the narrow-mouthed frog family have round bodies with mahogany brown backs and cream stomachs. The distinctive stripes down the side can range from copper-brown to salmon pink in color. Males have darker throats than females. Frogs grow to 7–8 cm with females generally being larger than males. The may live for as long as 10 years

Habitat:

In India, the frogs call after the first heavy monsoon showers in April–May. The males call while afloat in pools of water. The pulses of the calls recorded in India were 28–56 per second with a frequency range of 50–1760 Hz. In Thailand the dominant frequency was 250 Hz (duration 560–600 ms long) and 18–21 pulses/call.[8] The tadpoles can metamorphose in as little as two weeks.