Microhyla Mantheyi
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''Microhyla mantheyi'' (common name: Manthey's narrow-mouthed frog) is a species of
microhylid The Microhylidae, commonly known as narrow-mouthed frogs, are a geographically widespread family (biology), family of frogs. The 683 species are in 63 genera and 11 subfamilies, which is the largest number of genera of any frog family. Evolution ...
frog. It is endemic to the
Malay Peninsula The Malay Peninsula (Malay: ''Semenanjung Tanah Melayu'') is a peninsula in Mainland Southeast Asia. The landmass runs approximately north–south, and at its terminus, it is the southernmost point of the Asian continental mainland. The area ...
and occurs in southern
Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
, southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore. However, molecular data suggest that the nominal species consists of at least two cryptic species. ''Microhyla mantheyi'' inhabits lowland forests and slightly disturbed areas where they are usually found on the ground or in low vegetation.


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mantheyi Amphibians of Malaysia Amphibians of Myanmar Amphibians of Singapore Amphibians of Thailand Amphibians described in 2007 Taxa named by Indraneil Das {{Microhylidae-stub