Frilled tree frog
Appearance
Frilled tree frog | |
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In Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Rhacophoridae |
Genus: | Kurixalus |
Species: | K. appendiculatus
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Binomial name | |
Kurixalus appendiculatus (Günther, 1858)
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Synonyms | |
Polypedates appendiculatus Günther, 1858 |
The frilled tree frog, rough-armed tree frog, or Southeast Asian tree frog (Kurixalus appendiculatus) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae found in Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
The size of this frog is 30–37 mm (1.2–1.5 in) in males and 45–50 mm (1.8–2.0 in) in females.[3]
References
- ^ a b Arvin Diesmos, Angel Alcala, Rafe Brown, Leticia Afuang, Genevieve Gee, Jeet Sukumaran, Norsham Yaakob, Leong Tzi Ming, Yodchaiy Chuaynkern, Kumthorn Thirakhupt, Indraneil Das, Djoko Iskandar, Mumpuni, Robert Inger, Robert Stuebing, Paul Yambun, Maklarin Lakim (2004). "Kurixalus appendiculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58972A11863326. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58972A11863326.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Kurixalus appendiculatus (Günther, 1858)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ "Kurixalus (Rhacophorus) appendiculatus". Amphibians and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
External links
- "Kurixalus (Rhacophorus) appendiculatus". Amphibians and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia.
- Sound recordings of Frilled tree frog at BioAcoustica
Gallery
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From Sambas, West Kalimantan
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Head close up
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Mimicking Hevea tree bark
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Kurixalus
- Frogs of Asia
- Frogs of India
- Amphibians of Myanmar
- Amphibians of Cambodia
- Amphibians of Indonesia
- Amphibians of Malaysia
- Amphibians of the Philippines
- Amphibians of Thailand
- Amphibians of Vietnam
- Amphibians of Borneo
- Fauna of Brunei
- Fauna of Sumatra
- Amphibians described in 1858
- Taxa named by Albert Günther
- Rhacophoridae stubs