Black-spotted sticky frog
Species of amphibian
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The black-spotted sticky frog (Kalophrynus pleurostigma) is a small frog with a black spot just in front of each of its hind legs. It releases a sticky substance when threatened, thereby making it an unpleasant meal for predators, allowing it to escape from harm.
| Black-spotted sticky frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Kalophrynus |
| Species: | K. pleurostigma |
| Binomial name | |
| Kalophrynus pleurostigma Tschudi, 1838 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Kalophrynus stellatus | |
This species develops in the pitchers of some carnivorous Nepenthes,[2] a habitat that is fast diminishing locally. On a global scale, it is not yet considered threatened by the IUCN.
