Painted chorus frog

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]

Painted chorus frog
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Microhylidae
Genus:	Microhyla
Species:	M. butleri
Binomial name
Microhyla butleri Boulenger, 1900
Synonyms
Microhyla boulengeri Vogt, 1913 Microhyla latastii Boulenger, 1920 Microhyla grahami Stejneger, 1924 Microhyla sowerbyi Stejneger, 1924 Microhyla cantonensis Chen, 1929

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

Microhyla butleri has recently been added to the 'Bukit Timah Nature Reserve (BTNR) checklist in 2019.^[4]

Gallery

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  Microhyla butleri, Noisy chorus frog - Phu Kradueng National Park