Eared Frogs of Borneo: Nature’s Camouflaged Canopy Dwellers

As the name implies, they’re from the island of Borneo. They get the eared part of their name from this very distinctive boney ridge that is most prominent just above the ears, and it kind of extends to the base of their skull. They tend to have more of a natural earth tone color early in life. They have just this really striking wood grain pattern that obviously helps them blend in their natural environments cuz they live up canopies. But as they age, the pattern dims a bit and they fade into a bit more of just a brown. But that pattern can still be on their legs and their sides. We sell them when they’re pretty young, you know, they’re eight to 10 weeks usually, and they actually come out of the water fairly large for a frog. Like they’re almost a couple inches, sometimes even more than a couple inches when they morph. That’s, and, you know, usually be 2 to two and a half by the time they’re ready for sale as adults. They’re not the biggest frog. They’re about medium. I’d say males tend to be about 3 to three and a/2 inches long in adulthood, and females can get up to four and a/2 inches.