Microhyla heymonsi (commonly known as the dark-sided chorus frog or the Taiwan rice frog) is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in northeastern India, southern China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia south to the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra as well as the Great Nicobar Island. It was originally described from Taiwan.
This tiny, terrestrial frog species lives near small puddles and ponds in rural areas and secondary forest. Its colour pattern is quite distinctive from other species of Narrow-mouthed Frog. It can be hard to find, on account of its small size and its habit of lying concealed in the grass or under leaf litter. Its call is a series of rapidly repeated clicking sounds.
The species ranges from southern China through Thailand to Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra. In Singapore it is quite common in abandoned rural land, and parks and gardens.
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