Chaperina

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title: "Chaperina" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["microhylidae", "monotypic-amphibian-genera", "amphibians-described-in-1892", "amphibians-of-brunei", "amphibians-of-indonesia", "amphibians-of-malaysia", "amphibians-of-the-philippines", "amphibians-of-thailand", "amphibians-of-borneo", "taxa-named-by-françois-mocquard", "taxonomy-articles-created-by-polbot"] description: "Genus of amphibians" topic_path: "geography/indonesia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaperina" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Genus of amphibians ::

| image = Saffron-bellied Frog (Chaperina fusca).jpg | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = | display_parents = 2 | parent_authority = Mocquard, 1892 | taxon = Chaperina fusca | authority = Mocquard, 1892 | synonyms =

• Chaperina beyeri Taylor, 1920
• Microhyla leucostigma Boulenger, 1899
• Nectophryne picturata Smith, 1921 | filename = BioAcoustica 09 - Chaperina fusca - Mulu Base (short).flac | title = Chaperina fusca | description = Chaperina is a genus of frogs in the family Microhylidae. It is the only genus in the subfamily Chaperininae. It is also itself monotypic, being represented by the single species, Chaperina fusca, commonly known as the brown thorny frog, spiny-heeled froglet, and saffron-bellied frog. It is found on the Malay Peninsula, in Borneo and in the Philippines (Palawan, Mindanao, and Jolo islands). It is abundant in Borneo but uncommon on the Malay Peninsula and patchily distributed in the Philippines.

Description

Chaperina fusca are small frogs: males measure 18 - in snout–vent length and females 20 -. They are black above with minute white, light blue, or greenish spots. The skin is smooth with scattered tubercles; they have a sharp dermal projection on elbows and heel.

These frogs are active after rainfall on forest floor and low vegetation; they are good climbers.

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are primary lowland and montane rainforests as well as edge habitats; it has also been found in rural gardens. It breeds in small, temporary water bodies rich in decaying organic matter.

Threats to this species include deforestation, habitat conversion to agriculture, and pollution.

References

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2014). "''Chaperina fusca''".
2. Frost, Darrel R.. (2014). "''Chaperina'' Mocquard, 1892". American Museum of Natural History.
3. Frost, Darrel R.. (2014). "''Chaperina fusca'' Mocquard, 1892". American Museum of Natural History.
4. "''Chaperina fusca''". Amphibians and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia.

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