Rhacophorus reinwardtii (Schlegel, 1840)
Reinwardt's Flying Frog, Black-webbed Treefrog, Green Flying Frog | family: Rhacophoridae subfamily: Rhacophorinae genus: Rhacophorus |
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Description In the adult frog, coloration of the dorsal surface is a dark green with dark spots, fading into a golden yellow on the flank. The side also has a black band with turquoise blue spots. Webbing is black with golden yellow and bright blue spots. The underside of the frog is pure white (Inger and Stuebing 2005). Distribution and Habitat Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Indonesia, Malaysia Malaysian region distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Sabah, Sarawak
Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors It is an explosive breeder. Rhacophorus reinwardtii constructs foam nests above breeding ponds in the forest (Stuart et al. 2008). The call has been described as sounding like a low crackling chuckle (Inger and Stuebing 2005). It is speculated that the adults most likely feed on canopy insects (Inger and Stuebing 2005). Larva Trends and Threats It is dependent on relatively undisturbed mature lowland rainforest (Stuart et al. 2008). Significant loss of rain forest habitat due to logging, agricultural expansion and human settlements is the main threat to Rhacophorus reinwardtii (Ohler and Delorme 2006). This species is also threatened by water pollution, smaller-holder and agro-industry farming (Ohler and Delorme 2006). It apparently does not occur within any adequately protected areas (Stuart et al. 2008). Possible reasons for amphibian decline General habitat alteration and loss Comments Specimens from Viet Nam are now considered to belong to Rhacophorus kio (Ohler et al. 2006).
References
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Citation: AmphibiaWeb. 2023. <https://amphibiaweb.org> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed 25 Sep 2023.
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