Rhacophorus reinwardtii

Rhacophorus reinwardtii is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is variously known under the common names of black-webbed treefrog, green flying frog, Reinwardt's flying frog, or Reinwardt's treefrog. Before 2006, Rhacophorus reinwardtii and Rhacophorus kio were considered to be the same species.[2] It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

Black-webbed tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Rhacophorus
Species:
R. reinwardtii
Binomial name
Rhacophorus reinwardtii
(Schlegel, 1840)

Distribution

It is found in China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, and possibly Brunei and Myanmar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

Morphology

The females grow to be larger than the males, to a length of 3.5 in (8.9 cm). They can be either light green or dark green colors and they have black spots around their backs and heads. Males can have more colors on the sides of their abdomens, such as orange, green, purple, black, and yellow. Their eyes can be light green, light yellow or light grey. They have horizontal pupils.

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Rhacophorus reinwardtii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T48109368A3075656. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. Ohler, Annemarie; Delorme, Magali (February 2006). "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)". Comptes Rendus Biologies. 329 (2): 86–97. doi:10.1016/j.crvi.2005.11.001. PMID 16439338.


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