Leptobrachium leucops

Leptobrachium leucops (Leptobrachium leucops) is an amphibian recorded for Vietnam in the project inventory. Its supporting occurrence note is “GBIF: 20 Vietnam records”. The supplied scientific name is retained because regional amphibian taxonomy and species boundaries can change, while similar-looking species may require calls, detailed morphology or genetic evidence for reliable separation. This profile therefore distinguishes the recorded identity and occurrence from broader biological context instead of inventing unsupported locality, size, diet or breeding details (project species data; Amphibian Species of the World taxonomy).

These Asian litter and horned frogs belong to Megophryidae, a forest-floor lineage often camouflaged among leaves and soil. Adults feed on small invertebrates and many species breed beside forest streams, where eggs or tadpoles develop in water. Head shape, skin texture, calls and larval features help separate closely related taxa, and generic placement has changed repeatedly. These are broader group-level notes rather than observations of this Vietnamese record, so exact size, call, habitat and clutch figures are omitted (Megophryidae context; Amphibian Species of the World).