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Kingdom
  
Suborder
  
Neobatrachia

Scientific name
  
Staurois

Higher classification
  
True frog

Order
  
Frog

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Family
  
Ranidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
Lissamphibia

Staurois CalPhotos Staurois guttatus

Lower classifications
  
Staurois natator, Staurois tuberilinguis, Rock skipper

Staurois semaphore frogs battling in borneo


Staurois is a small genus of minuscule true frogs. Most species in the genus are restricted to Borneo, but two species are from the Philippines. This genus is a quite ancient member of the true frog family, Ranidae. They are typically found in or near rapidly flowing, small rocky streams, and are sometimes known as splash frogs or foot-flagging frogs. The latter name refers to their unusual behavior of conspicuously waving their hindlegs and feet, as a way of signalling other members of the species. Similar behavior has also been documented in other frog genera, notably Hylodes and Micrixalus.

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Species

The six currently recognized species in the genus are:

Staurois A male of Staurois parvus displaying the white interdigital

  • Staurois guttatus (Günther, 1858) - Borneo; formerly included in S. natator
  • Staurois latopalmatus (Boulenger, 1887) - Borneo
  • Staurois natator (Günther, 1858) - Philippines
  • Staurois nubilus (Mocquard, 1890) - Philippines; formerly included in S. natator
  • Staurois parvus Inger & Haile, 1960 - Borneo; sometimes included in S. tuberilinguis
  • Staurois tuberilinguis Boulenger, 1918 - Borneo

  • Staurois Greenspotted rock frog Staurois tuberilinguis The Nature

    Staurois CalPhotos Staurois guttatus Semaphore Frog

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    Staurois Blackspotted Rock Frog Staurois guttatus

    Staurois Blackspotted Rock Frog Staurois guttatus

    References

    Staurois Wikipedia