Biology:Chirixalus vittiger
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Chirixalus |
| Species: | C. vittiger
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| Chirixalus vittiger (Boulenger, 1897)
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Chirixalus vittiger is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae.[2] It is endemic to West Java, Indonesia, and has been recorded in Mount Halimun Salak National Park and Pangalengan. Common names Indonesian bubble-nest frog and wine-coloured tree bubble-nest frog have been proposed for it.[1][2]
Habitat and conservation
Chirixalus vittiger occurs in vegetation surrounding ponds in mostly secondary montane forest at elevations of 950–1,219 m (3,117–3,999 ft) above sea level; it can also be found in ponds near pine and tea plantations. Females lay their eggs on leaves overhanging ponds and attend to them until the eggs hatch into free-living tadpoles.[1]
Chirixalus vittiger can be locally common. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss caused by small-scale farming, provided that the vegetation surrounding ponds in the plantations is completely removed. It is present in a number of small protected areas and in the Mount Halimun Salak National Park.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Philautus vittiger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T58935A3075182. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58935/3075182. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Chirixalus vittiger (Boulenger, 1897)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1 (American Museum of Natural History). doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Rhacophoridae/Rhacophorinae/Chirixalus/Chirixalus-vittiger. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q942886 entry
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