Megophrys parallela is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae.[1][3] It is endemic to Sumatra and known from a number of localities on mountains along the island's western coast where it is expected to have a wide distribution.[1]
Adult males measure 38–46 mm (1.5–1.8 in) and adult females, based on a single specimen, 47 mm (1.9 in) in snout–vent length, without the rostral appendage.[4] The habitus is stocky and robust. The head is wider than the body. The snout is short but with a pointed tip. The canthus rostralis is sharp. The tympanum is small and posteriorly obscured by skin;; the supratympanic fold is sharply angular. The upper eyelid has a short and several low, conical tubercles. The fingers and the toes have rounded but not enlarged tips; the toes have basal webbing. The dorsolateral folds are parallel (hence the specific name parallela). Preserved specimens are dorsally dark gray to brown with a number of dark markings, including a backward-pointing triangular interorbital marking. The abdomen is cream with varying amounts of brown mottling.[2]
Megophrys parallela occurs in montane tropical rainforests at elevations of 1,250–1,450 m (4,100–4,760 ft) above sea level. It has been found in both primary and secondary forest, indicating a degree of tolerance to habitat degradation. Specimens have found on dead leaves, on a small log on the bank of a small stream, and in cracks of rocks. Reproduction presumably involves stream-living tadpoles.[1]
Megophrys parallela does not appear to be common, although this might reflect its quiet call and cryptic habits. It is probably threatened by habitat loss and degradation caused by logging and deforestation. However, it does occur in a number of protected areas.[1]
Megophrys parallela is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Sumatra and known from a number of localities on mountains along the island's western coast where it is expected to have a wide distribution.
Megophrys parallela es una especie de anfibios de la familia Megophryidae.[1]
Es endémica del oeste-centro de la isla de Sumatra.
Se encuentra amenazada de extinción por la pérdida de su hábitat natural.
Megophrys parallela es una especie de anfibios de la familia Megophryidae.
Xenophrys parallela Xenophrys generoko animalia da. Anfibioen barruko Megophryidae familian sailkatuta dago, Anura ordenan.
Xenophrys parallela Xenophrys generoko animalia da. Anfibioen barruko Megophryidae familian sailkatuta dago, Anura ordenan.
Megophrys parallela est une espèce d'amphibiens de la famille des Megophryidae[1].
Cette espèce est endémique de Sumatra en Indonésie. Elle se rencontre entre 1 289 et 1 320 m d'altitude dans les environs de Solok dans la province de Sumatra occidental[1],[2].
Megophrys parallela est une espèce d'amphibiens de la famille des Megophryidae.
Megophrys parallela é uma espécie de anfíbio da família Megophryidae.
É endémica da Indonésia.
Os seus habitats naturais são: regiões subtropicais ou tropicais húmidas de alta altitude e rios.[1]
Está ameaçada por perda de habitat.[1]
Megophrys parallela é uma espécie de anfíbio da família Megophryidae.
É endémica da Indonésia.
Os seus habitats naturais são: regiões subtropicais ou tropicais húmidas de alta altitude e rios.
Está ameaçada por perda de habitat.
