Additional Info

• Class:Amphibia
• Family:Ranidae
• Scientific Name:Pulchrana grandocula (Taylor, 1920)
• Common Name:undefined
• Description:Males form choruses around pools in streams and rivers and call when water levels are relatively low; females also observed in same habitats but relatively far away from water (100 m or more). Females sometimes perch on low branches of understory trees and sometimes aggregate in shallow caves formed by overhanging stream banks (personal observation of Rafe M. Brown in Sanguila, 2016).
• Ecological Role:Controls the population of its prey species such as small insects. It also serves as prey for larger animals.
• Distribution:Endemic to the Philippines (Mindanao PAIC endemic). Found in Basilan, Biliran, Bohol, Camiguin Sur, Dinagat, Leyte, Mindanao, and Samar (Diesmos et al., 2015).