Biology:Philautus cornutus

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Philautus cornutus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Philautus
Species:
P. cornutus
Binomial name
Philautus cornutus
(Boulenger, 1920)

Philautus cornutus is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Indonesia. It has been observed 1529 and 1907 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]

Appearance

Scientists collected some samples of this frog in 1920 and five more female frogs in 2013. These five female frogs had a snout-vent length of 24.0 – 25.8 mm.[3]

The skin of the dorsum is purple-brown in color. Most of these frogs do not have marks or patterns on their backs, but some do. There are some dark marks on the legs. There is a black spot surrounding the vent. The skin of the ventrum is light brown in color. There are dark marks on the neck and chest. The iris of the eye is gold-orange on top with dark brown wedges.[3]

Life cycle

Like other frogs in Pseudophilautus, this frog undergoes direct development, hatching from its egg as a froglet with no free-swimming tadpole stage.[3]

Habitat and threats

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1]

It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] Scientists attribute this to urbanization and logging.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Philautus cornutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T58832A96305963. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T58832A96305963.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58832/96305963. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R.. "Philautus cornutus (Boulenger, 1920)". American Museum of Natural History, New York. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Rhacophoridae/Rhacophorinae/Philautus/Philautus-cornutus. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Ann T. Chang, ed (November 30, 2017). "Philautus cornutus (Boulenger, 1920)". University of California, Berkeley. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/4402. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2699541 entry