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''Sumaterana crassiovis'' is a species of true frog. It is endemic to
Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
, Indonesia. It is also known as the Bander Baru frog, Korinchi frog, and Kerinci cascade frog. ''Sumaterana crassiovis'' lives in primary submontane and montane rainforest along streams above ; it is especially common at around
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. It can occur in slightly disturbed forest habitats and agroforestry areas. The tadpoles use their ventral suckers to cling on rocks in fast-moving streams.


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crassiovis Amphibians of Indonesia Endemic fauna of Sumatra Amphibians described in 1920 Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Ranidae-stub