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What is the general care requirements of a Malaysian Leaf Frog, my parents purchased one for my son, figuring that I have snakes and crested geckos I could take care of it, but I really have no clue. I put him in a 12x12x12 terrarium with moistened peet moss and sparag. moss blend and a hide he ate some crickets today, but I don't really know if this is right.

Megophrys nasuta is probably what you have. Could have Megophrys montana which i believe is larger.

First suggestion, have a small water bowl with aged tap water, remove any sort of loose moss, its really just a danger.
I would suggest having a pothos plant in there just so he can hide under the leaves. If you have any Magnolia leaves around you can wash them and put them in the tank. The frog will hide most of the day and hop out at night so a small red light might be necessary to help view him.

Do you have any pictures?
Simple caresheet

Megophrys nasuta is larger than M. montana. If your frog is about 3.5 inches long it is a male Megophrys nasuta. They are more common in the hobby. They need to be kept at about 67-72F in a terrarium with LOTS of leaf cover, caves or other hides. Oak and magnolia leaves with cork bark curls work well. Plain cocoa fiber (Bed A Beast type substrate) seems to irritate them, so a deep drift of leaves on top works better. They don't bask, and bright light stresses them especially at first. A generous shallow water area with rainwater or treated tap water (if your tap water is chlorinated you'll need to treat it). The frog won't want to be visible at all except at night, so not a great display pet unfortunately. They will eat nightcrawlers, crix, medium roaches, superworms, and waxworms, but they don't usually roam around to hunt. The food has to walk right up to them before they lunge at it. The males call at night and it sounds like a VW bug car horn. You probably don't want him in your bedroom! Depending on where you live, you may not be able to use wildcaught insects. There are places in the US where chytrid fungus occurs. Chytrid will probably kill him, so use cultivated feeder insects. There are some other people who keep Megophrys on other forums including pollywog.uk, caudata.org, and dendroboard. If you have other questions I may be able to help.

Anyone else on this forum working with Megophrys? I've had a LTC male for years, and finally have a group of 4.2 (possibly 3.3 but I'm not sure about one of them).