Leptobrachium nigrops (Blacked-eyed Litter Frog)

A small to medium sized frog, Leptobrachium nigrops grows up to around 35mm to 50mm in SVL. It has a head slightly wider than its body, with a pair of large distinct black eyes. All four limbs are short and slender with un-webbed fingers and toes. It is usually grey in color with a prominent pattern of black spots and lines on the back.

This frog actually walks instead of jumping and is, at most, only capable of very short jumps. L. nigrops is another inhabitant of the leaf litter on the forest floor. It is not commonly found but can be very abundant in certain locations inside Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Nee Soon Swamp Forest and MacRitchie Nature Reserve (collectively known as the Central Catchment Reserve).