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title: "Large White-lipped Frog"
description: "Hylarana megalonesa — Amphibians. Chalcorana megalonesa is a species of true frog in the family Ranidae, the \"true frogs\"."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/large-white-lipped-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Large White-lipped Frog

> Hylarana megalonesa — Amphibians. Chalcorana megalonesa is a species of true frog in the family Ranidae, the "true frogs".

- Scientific name: *Hylarana megalonesa*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 433
- iNaturalist taxon: [70652](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/70652)

## Names

- en: Large White-lipped Frog

## Countries with the most observations

MY (147), ID (55)

## Summary

Chalcorana megalonesa is a species of true frog in the family Ranidae, the "true frogs". It is endemic to Borneo and is known from both Malaysia (Sarawak, Sabah) and Indonesia (Kalimantan). It was split off from Rana chalconota (now Chalcorana chalconota) in 2009 by Robert Inger and colleagues, along with a number of other species. Common name large white-lipped frog has been coined for it.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalcorana_megalonesa

## Photo

![Large White-lipped Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/large-white-lipped-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/336092159

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/large-white-lipped-frog?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).