Rana taipehensis has a small, narrow body with a maximum SVL of 40 mm. This species is brightly colored. Dorsally it is yellowish green to greenish brown, with light yellowish brown sides. Paired dorsolateral glandular folds are present as brownish black lines. Front and hind limbs are light brown with dark brown stripes. The abdomen and neck bear tiny spots and have three brownish black stripes each. Slanted dark brown blotches are present at the anterior front. Anterior is white in background mixed with a gray dotted web pattern. The tympanic membrane and the region behind and below it are dark blackish brown in color (Lue 1990). (Jesse Lou (jlou AT berkeley.edu), UC Berkeley: First submitted 2000-08-09: Edited by Kellie Whittaker (2010-05-05): http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Jul 21, 2014))