Biology:Frilled tree frog
| Frilled tree frog | |
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| In Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Kurixalus |
| Species: | K. appendiculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Kurixalus appendiculatus (Günther, 1858)
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| Synonyms | |
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Polypedates appendiculatus Günther, 1858 | |
The frilled tree frog, rough-armed tree frog, or Southeast Asian tree frog (Kurixalus appendiculatus) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae found in Brunei, Cambodia, India , Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines , Thailand, and Vietnam.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
The size of this frog is 30–37 mm (1.2–1.5 in) in males and 45–50 mm (1.8–2.0 in) in females.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arvin Diesmos, Angel Alcala, Rafe Brown, Leticia Afuang, Genevieve Gee, Jeet Sukumaran, Norsham Yaakob, Leong Tzi Ming, Yodchaiy Chuaynkern, Kumthorn Thirakhupt, Indraneil Das, Djoko Iskandar, Mumpuni, Robert Inger, Robert Stuebing, Paul Yambun, Maklarin Lakim (2004). "Kurixalus appendiculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T58972A11863326. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58972A11863326.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58972/11863326. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Kurixalus appendiculatus (Günther, 1858)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Kurixalus+appendiculatus. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ "Kurixalus (Rhacophorus) appendiculatus". Amphibians and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia. http://www.iwana.com.my/herpweb/page.php?pageid=s_foundk&s_id=93&search1=Kurixalus%20(Rhacophorus)%20appendiculatus&species=Kurixalus%20(Rhacophorus)%20appendiculatus&submit=Search!. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
External links
- "Kurixalus (Rhacophorus) appendiculatus". Amphibians and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia. http://www.iwana.com.my/herpweb/page.php?pageid=s_foundk&s_id=93&search1=Kurixalus%20(Rhacophorus)%20appendiculatus&species=Kurixalus%20(Rhacophorus)%20appendiculatus&submit=Search!.
- Sound recordings of Frilled tree frog at BioAcoustica
Gallery
From Sambas, West Kalimantan
Head close up
Mimicking Hevea tree bark
Wikidata ☰ Q28036137 entry
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