Wildlifeof Sumatra
Shompen Frog
Fork-tongued Frogs & RelativesLimnonectes shompenorum
Basic stats
Diet
Relatively large prey, including beetles, a cockroach and a small frog
Range
Great Nicobar Island and western Sumatra
Size
Females 72–88mm; one male 84mm
The Shompen frog is found on Great Nicobar Island in India, its type locality, and in western Sumatra in Indonesia. The name refers to the Shompen people, the indigenous people of the interior of Great Nicobar. It is a relatively large, robust frog similar to Limnonectes macrodon, and adult females measure 72–88 mm in snout–vent length. Stomachs of the type series held beetles, a cockroach and a small unidentified frog (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Shompen Frog eat?
- Relatively large prey, including beetles, a cockroach and a small frog
- Where is the Shompen Frog found?
- Great Nicobar Island and western Sumatra
- How big is the Shompen Frog?
- Females 72–88mm; one male 84mm