Rhacophoridae (see family information on Tree of Life site)
Asian Tree Frogs Asian tree frogs are most closely related to true frogs (Ranidae) but seem to be the ecological equivalents of New World Hylids by being arboreal and having enlarged toe discs at the ends of the fingers to aid in climbing. Most Asian tree frogs have large eyes with horizontal pupils and dorsal coloration that ranges from green to brown and gray to black and white. Rhacophoridae is composed of 2 subfamilies, Philautinae and Rhacophorinae. Many have flash coloration (bright, patterned colors) on the inner thighs, which confuse predators when the frog leaps away and exposes these areas, thus distorting the frogs overall body pattern to the predator. Some members of the genus Rhacophorus, such as Rhacophoris pardalis, have extensive webbing and are able to glide by extending their limbs out as they jump, thus serving to increase their surface area (this gliding ability is also present in some species in the family Hylidae).
Rhacophorus kio
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Genus Buergeria (5 species)
Buergeria buergeri species account no photos range maps no sounds Buergeria japonica species account photos range maps no sounds Buergeria oxycephlus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Buergeria pollicaris no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Buergeria robusta no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Genus Chirixalus (1 species)
Chirixalus senapatiensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Chiromantis (16 species)
Chiromantis ananjevae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Chiromantis cherrapunjiae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Chiromantis doriae no species account photos range maps no sounds Chiromantis dudhwaensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Chiromantis hansenae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Chiromantis kelleri species account no photos no range maps no sounds Chiromantis laevis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Chiromantis nongkhorensis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Chiromantis petersii species account no photos range maps no sounds Chiromantis punctatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Chiromantis rufescens species account photos range maps no sounds Chiromantis samkosensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Chiromantis shyamrupus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Chiromantis simus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Chiromantis vittatus no species account photos range maps no sounds Chiromantis xerampelina species account photos range maps no sounds
Genus Dendrobatorana (1 species)
Dendrobatorana dorsalis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Feihyla (1 species)
Feihyla palpebralis no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Genus Ghatixalus (2 species)
Ghatixalus asterops species account no photos no range maps no sounds Ghatixalus variabilis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Gracixalus (2 species)
Gracixalus gracilipes no species account no photos range maps no sounds Gracixalus supercornutus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Kurixalus (5 species)
Kurixalus eiffingeri species account no photos range maps no sounds Kurixalus hainanus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Kurixalus idiootocus no species account photos range maps no sounds Kurixalus jinxiuensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds Kurixalus odontotarsus no species account photos range maps no sounds
Genus Liuixalus (1 species)
Liuixalus romeri no species account no photos range maps no sounds
Genus Nyctixalus (3 species)
Nyctixalus margaritifer no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nyctixalus pictus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Nyctixalus spinosus no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Philautus (160 species)
Philautus abditus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus abundus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus acutirostris no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus acutus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus adspersus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus akroparallagi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus alto no species account photos no range maps no sounds Philautus amboli no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus amoenus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus andersoni no species account no photos range maps no sounds Philautus anili no species account photos no range maps no sounds Philautus annandalii no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus asankai no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus aurantium no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus auratus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus aurifasciatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus banaensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus beddomii no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus bobingeri no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus bombayensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus bunitus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Philautus caeruleus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus cardamonus species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus carinensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus cavirostris no species account photos no range maps no sounds Philautus chalazodes no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus charius no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus chlorosomma no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus chotta no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus chromasynchysi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus cinerascens no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus coonoorensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus cornutus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus cuspis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Philautus decoris no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus dimbullae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus disgregus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus dubius no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus dubois no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus erythrophthalmus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus eximius species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus extirpo no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus femoralis species account photos no range maps no sounds Philautus fergusonianus species account photos no range maps no sounds Philautus flaviventris no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus folicola no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus frankenbergi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus fulvus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus garo no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus glandulosus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus graminirupes no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus griet species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus gryllus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus gunungensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus hainanus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus hallidayi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus halyi species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus hoffmanni no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus hoipolloi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus hosii no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus hypomelas species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus ingeri no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus jacobsoni no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus jayarami no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus jerdonii no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus kaikatti no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus kani no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus kempiae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus kerangae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus leitensis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Philautus leucorhinus species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus limbus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus longchuanensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds Philautus longicrus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus lunatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus luteolus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Philautus macropus species account photos no range maps no sounds Philautus maia species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus malcolmsmithi species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus manipurensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus maosonensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus marki no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus medogensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds Philautus menglaensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds Philautus microdiscus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus microtympanum no species account photos no range maps no sounds Philautus mittermeieri no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus mjobergi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus mooreorum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus munnarensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus namdaphaensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus nanus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus nasutus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus neelanethrus species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus nemus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus nerostagona species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus ocellatus no species account no photos range maps no sounds Philautus ochlandrae species account photos no range maps no sounds Philautus ocularis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus oxyrhynchus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus pallidipes no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus papillosus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus pardus species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus parvulus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus petersi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus petilus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus pleurotaenia no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus poecilius no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus ponmudi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus poppiae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus popularis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Philautus procax no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus quyeti no species account photos no range maps no sounds Philautus refugii no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus regius no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus reticulatus species account photos no range maps no sounds Philautus rugatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus rus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Philautus sahai no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus sanctisilvaticus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus sarasinorum no species account photos no range maps no sounds Philautus saueri no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus schmackeri no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus schmarda species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus semiruber no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus shillongensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus signatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus silus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus silvaticus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus simba no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus similipalensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus similis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus singu no species account photos no range maps no sounds Philautus sordidus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus steineri no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus stellatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus stictomerus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus stuarti no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus surdus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus surrufus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus sushili no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus tanu no species account photos no range maps no sounds Philautus tectus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Philautus temporalis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus terebrans no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus tinniens no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus travancoricus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus truongsonensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus tuberohumerus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus tytthus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus umbra no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus variabilis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus vermiculatus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Philautus viridis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus vittiger no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus worcesteri no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus wynaadensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus zal no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus zimmeri no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Philautus zorro species account photos no range maps sounds
Genus Polypedates (27 species)
Polypedates assamensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Polypedates chlorophthalmus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Polypedates colletti no species account photos no range maps no sounds Polypedates cruciger species account photos no range maps no sounds Polypedates dorsoviridis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Polypedates eques species account photos no range maps sounds Polypedates fastigo no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Polypedates gongshanensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds Polypedates hecticus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Polypedates hui no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Polypedates impresus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Polypedates insularis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Polypedates leucomystax species account photos no range maps no sounds Polypedates longinasus species account photos no range maps no sounds Polypedates macrotis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Polypedates maculatus species account photos no range maps no sounds Polypedates megacephalus no species account photos range maps no sounds Polypedates mutus no species account photos range maps no sounds Polypedates naso no species account no photos range maps no sounds Polypedates occidentalis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Polypedates otilophus species account photos no range maps no sounds Polypedates pseudocruciger no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Polypedates spinus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Polypedates subansiriensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Polypedates taeniatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Polypedates yaoshanensis no species account no photos range maps no sounds Polypedates zed no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Rhacophorus (79 species)
Rhacophorus achantharrhena no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus angulirostris species account photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus annamensis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus appendiculatus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus arboreus species account photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus arvalis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus aurantiventris no species account no photos range maps no sounds Rhacophorus baliogaster no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus baluensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus barisani no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus belalongensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus bimaculatus no species account no photos range maps no sounds Rhacophorus bipunctatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus bisacculus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus calcadensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus calcaneus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus catamitus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus chenfui no species account no photos range maps no sounds Rhacophorus chuyangsinensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus cyanopunctatus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus dennysi no species account photos range maps sounds Rhacophorus depressus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus duboisi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus dugritei no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus dulitensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus edentulus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus everetti species account photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus exechopygus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus fasciatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus feae no species account photos range maps no sounds Rhacophorus gadingensis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus gauni no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus georgii no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus harrissoni no species account photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus hoanglienensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus hui no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus hungfuensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus jarujini no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus kajau no species account photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus kio no species account photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus laoshan no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus lateralis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus malabaricus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus margaritifer no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus marmoridorsum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus maximus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus minimus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus modestus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus moltrechti no species account photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus monticola no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus nigropalmatus species account photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus nigropunctatus no species account no photos range maps no sounds Rhacophorus notater no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus omeimontis no species account no photos range maps no sounds Rhacophorus orlovi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus owstoni species account photos range maps no sounds Rhacophorus pardalis species account photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus penanorum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus poecilonotus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus prasinatus species account no photos range maps no sounds Rhacophorus prominanus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus puerensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus reinwardtii no species account photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus rhodopus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus robinsonii no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus rufipes no species account photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus schlegelii species account photos range maps no sounds Rhacophorus subansiriensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus suffry no species account photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus taipeianus species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus taronensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus translineatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus tuberculatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus turpes no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus verrucopus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus verrucosus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus viridis species account no photos no range maps no sounds Rhacophorus yinggelingensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Theloderma (14 species)
Theloderma asperum no species account photos no range maps no sounds Theloderma bicolor no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Theloderma corticale no species account photos no range maps sounds Theloderma gordoni no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Theloderma horridum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Theloderma kwangsiense no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Theloderma leporosum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Theloderma licin no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Theloderma moloch no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Theloderma nagalendense no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Theloderma phrynoderma no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Theloderma rhododiscus no species account no photos range maps no sounds Theloderma ryabovi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Theloderma stellatum no species account photos no range maps no sounds
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