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title: "Bicolored Frog"
description: "Clinotarsus curtipes — Amfibieën. The bicolored frog or Malabar frog (Clinotarsus curtipes) is a species of frog endemic to the Western Ghats of India."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/bicolored-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Bicolored Frog

> Clinotarsus curtipes — Amfibieën. The bicolored frog or Malabar frog (Clinotarsus curtipes) is a species of frog endemic to the Western Ghats of India.

- Scientific name: *Clinotarsus curtipes*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 950
- Wikidata: [Q2275896](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2275896)
- iNaturalist taxon: [65182](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/65182)

## Names

- en: Bicolored Frog

## Countries with the most observations

IN (785)

## Summary

The bicolored frog or Malabar frog (Clinotarsus curtipes) is a species of frog endemic to the Western Ghats of India. The tadpoles of the species are black and form dense and compact schools in slow moving streams in forested areas.

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

## Photo

![Bicolored Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bicolored-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: ABHINAV JEEVAN K · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/342270975

## Machine access

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