''Pulchrana siberu'', also known as the Siberut Island frog, is a

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

true frog True frogs is the common name for the frog family (biology), family Ranidae. They have the widest distribution of any frog family. They are abundant throughout most of the world, occurring on all continents except Antarctica. The true frogs are p ...

, family Ranidae. It is found in the

Mentawai Islands Mentawai may refer to: * Mentawai Islands, Indonesia ** Mentawai Strait ** Mentawai people, ethnic group of Indonesia ** Mentawai language, their Austronesian language {{dab Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...

, off the

Sumatra Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the list of islands by area, sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi. ...

n west coast (

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

), including the eponymous Siberut Island. It possibly occurs in Sumatra itself, although the latter records seem to refer to an as-yet-undescribed species. Similarly, earlier records from Malaysia refer to ''

Pulchrana centropeninsularis ''Pulchrana centropeninsularis'' is a species of "true frog", family Ranidae. It is found in Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra (Indonesia). The Specific name (zoology), specific name ''centropeninsularis'' refers to the area of its original discove ...

''. It resembles the ''Pulchrana picturata'', but can be distinguished by its continuous dorsolateral stripe, an immaculate dorsum without spots and the males lack nuptial pads. ''Pulchrana siberu'' occurs in primary and secondary lowland forests at elevations below in association with swamp and peat bog habitats. Breeding takes place in streams. It is threatened by

habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease ...

, which is primarily caused by expanding oil palm plantations.

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siberu Amphibians of Indonesia Endemic fauna of Indonesia Amphibians described in 1990 {{ranidae-stub