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The smallest frog in Borneo at scarcely over 1 cm in length, a male Matang Narrow-mouthed Frog (Microhyla nepenthicola), perches on the lip of a pitcher plant (Nepenthes ampullaria) where he will entice a female to lay her eggs. These tiny frogs are so far known to breed only in the water-filled chambers of certain pitcher plants, and their small size may be an adaptation for this lifestyle. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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Amphibia, Anura, Borneo, Caryophyllales, East Malaysia, Magnoliopsida, Malaysia, Microhyla, Microhylidae, Microhylinae, Nepenthaceae, Sarawak, Southeast Asia, amphibian, animal, carnivorous plant, endemic, fauna, flora, frog, narrow-mouthed frog, narrowmouth frog, narrowmouth toad, pitcher plant, plant, rainforest, tropical, tropical pitcher plant, wildlife
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