Tadpole of Hanitsch's Slender Toad, Ansonia hanitschi, showing the stage of development with front and rear legs and a tail

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Near Threatened. Adults wander widely on the floor of submontane and montane forests. Breeding takes place in clear, rocky mountain streams. The larvae cling to rocks in the torrents of these streams.

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Size: 3458px × 5200px
Location: Mt Kinabalu HQ, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
Photo credit: © Alexander Haas / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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