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Scientific name:	Rana latouchi
Common name:	wide-fold frog

Features:	Latouche's frog is a medium-sized species with a flat body roughly 4-6cm long. Their most distinguishing characteristics are the two thick folds of skin along their sides. Their coloring varies greatly, with rust-colored or tawny backs; bodies that have beige or black sides, often with irregularly shaped big black spots; and black spots on both their forelimbs and hind limbs. Their skin is granular.
Behavior:	Latouche's frogs are a very adaptable species that can be found even in urban areas. They breed all year round except during periods of extreme temperature, i.e., when it is too cold or too hot. Their breeding activities culminate in the spring and fall, and when not breeding, they will usually searching for prey together in small groups near sidewalks, roads, or houses. When they are breeding, they will go to ponds, rice paddies, swamps, ditches, or slow-moving streams, and hide near grass roots, under rocks, or beneath water plants to make their calls to attract a mate. These calls tend to be thin and discontinuous, sounding like "un-un-un" almost as if the frogs were mumbling. To help them compete for females and hold them tight, male Latouche's frogs develops strong forelegs. Females lay 900-1500 eggs at a time, and when they hatch, the young tadpoles have brownish-green backs with small, dark brown spots.
Habitat:	Latouche's frogs can be found in all low altitude areas.
Low-Altitude Areas>Fauna>Latouche's frog, brown wood frog