Biology:Feihyla vittiger

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Short description: Species of frog

Feihyla vittiger
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Feihyla
Species:
F. vittiger
Binomial name
Feihyla vittiger
(Boulenger, 1897)
Synonyms[2]
  • Ixalus vittiger Boulenger, 1897
  • Philautus vittiger (Boulenger, 1897)
  • Rhacophorus vittiger (Boulenger, 1897)
  • Chiromantis vittiger (Boulenger, 1897)
  • Chirixalus vittiger (Chen et al., 2020)

Feihyla 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.[2][3]

Habitat and conservation

Feihyla 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]

Feihyla 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.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q942886 entry