The researchers have named the species Microhyla Orientalis, due to it’s similarity to other related species M. Mantheyi and M. Malang. All three are part of the sub-species M. Borneensis, which is found across the Southeast Asian region in Thailand, Sumatra and Borneo.
In a new edition of the scientific journal Zootaxa published last Friday, the team led by Masafumi Matsui from Kyoto University detailed the distinctive characteristics of the new find, including a line pattern on the back, a black stripe pattern on the side that extends from the eye to hallway down the body, and a rounded snout. However, the most noticeable characteristic is its unusual toe configuration, where the middle of its three toes is five times bigger than the two either side.
The frog was discovered in the rice fields of Batukaru Wongaya Gede in west Bali, at an altitude of 435-815 meters above sea level.
Researchers believe that due to its proximity to the Wallace line (named after famed naturalist Sir Alfred Russell Wallace) the new species of frog may be exclusive to Bali.
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