Rhacophorus nigropalmatus
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| Rhacophorus nigropalmatus Boulenger, 1895 |
The species Rhacophorus nigropalmatus, or Wallace's flying frog, is a moss frog found in the Thai Malay peninsula and islands of Indonesia. It is named for the biologist, A R Wallace, who collected the first specimen to be formally identified.
[edit] Description
The frog is between 90 and 100 mm long and has prominent eyes and tympanum and exaggerated limbs. Large interdigital membrane and flaps beneath the legs allow this species of flying frog to descend to the forest floor. The back of the frog is bright or shiny green and the underside is white to pale yellow. A brighter yellow is found on the upper of inside toes and on the webbing which is jet black at the base.[1]
It is very photogenic. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Sunny Shah and Rachna Tiwari (2001-11-29). Rhacophorus nigropalmatus, Wallace's Flying Frog. AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved on 2007-06-22. “Edited by Tate Tunstall (2003-04-12)”
- ^ Jeet Sukumaran (April 02, 2002 (Updated on June 29, 2005)). Encounter with Wallace's Flying Frog, The Frog of the Monsoons (English). frogweb.org. Retrieved on 2007-06-22.
- van Dijk, P.P., Iskandar, D. & Inger, R. 2004. (2006). Rhacophorus nigropalmatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 22 June 2007. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern
