Java flying frog
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Java flying frog ( Rhacophorus reinwardtii ) |
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The Java flying frog ( Rhacophorus reinwardtii ) owes its name to its ability to glide over very large distances between trees. The sliding movement through the air is made possible by webbed feet between the fingers and toes.
features
The top of the Java flying frog is green (lavender-colored when stored in alcohol), the underside is white, the flanks light brown with whitish spots. The dorsal skin is smooth or grainy. A black spot can be observed in the armpit, which is less pronounced in the females. The legs are light gray-brown or light bluish brown, the webbed feet are black with longitudinal, whitish lines. Females reach a head-torso length of 55.4 to 79.6 mm, the males 41.6 to 52.5 mm.
distribution and habitat
The Java flying frog is common in Malaysia , Sumatra , Java and Thailand. It can be found in primary and secondary rainforests , but it has also been observed at the edge of the forest near villages.
Reproduction
The eggs are laid by the female during the rainy season in a foam nest over ponds and ponds in the forest.
Danger
Although the Java flying frog is still fairly widespread, the species is classified as low endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) because of its diminishing populations, reliance on relatively undisturbed habitat, and the destruction of its habitats, warning list (Near Threatened, NT).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. Rhacophorus reinwardtii . (accessed April 17, 2011)
- ↑ Annemarie Ohler, Magali Delorme: Well known does not mean well studied: Morphological and molecular support for existence of sibling species in the Javanese gliding frog Rhacophorus reinwardtii (Amphibia, Anura). In: CR Biologies 329, 2006, pp. 86-97. ( Online )
- ↑ a b c Rhacophorus reinwardtii in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2010.4. Posted by: Peter Paul van Dijk, Djoko Iskandar, Robert Inger, Annemarie Ohler, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2011.