#1978 · 🐸 amphibians
East Asian Ornate Chorus Frog
Microhyla fissipes
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- 2. © 藜梓柠 · CC BY-NC 4.0
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- 7. © Shiwan Lu · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- 8. © Edward · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
Microhyla fissipes (commonly known as the ornate chorus frog ) is a microhylid frog from East and Southeast Asia, from southern and central China and Taiwan to the Malay Peninsula. It was previously considered to be the same species as Microhyla ornata of South Asia; thus the common names ornate narrow-mouthed frog or ornamented pygmy frog can refer to either species.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 7,215 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by George Albert Boulenger in 1884 (142 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- East Asian Ornate Chorus Frog
- scientific name
- Microhyla fissipes
- class
- Amphibia
- order
- Anura
- family
- Microhylidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings worldwide
- 7,215
- GBIF records in NL
- 0
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1884 by George Albert Boulenger
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Microhylidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 66131, Wikidata Q3312201, GBIF 2422105, Wikipedia (EN). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.