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Asian Cricket Frog

Rana nicobariensis

Description:

A relatively small Rana (about 5 or 6 cm length). They has its unique sounds "tek tek tek tek ...". Sometime they called "Nasi Goreng tek tek" because of their unique sounds (similar to people who sell nasi goreng, some kind of food in Indonesia).

Habitat:

Road - a small lake located nearby. They often found at the same location with Rana erythraea at the location.

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4 Comments

achmmad
achmmad 12 years ago

Hm, yes. just make me remember about Nicobar Island, ...

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

Interesting about the name!

achmmad
achmmad 12 years ago

Thanks Gerardo!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Grate spotting!

achmmad
Spotted by
achmmad

Indonesia

Spotted on Mar 16, 2012
Submitted on Mar 16, 2012

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