Rhacophorus lateralis
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VU (IUCN3.1Q)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Rhacophorus |
| Species: | R. lateralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhacophorus lateralis Boulenger, 1883 | |
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The small tree frog, winged gliding frog, small gliding frog, or Boulenger's tree frog (Rhacophorus lateralis) is a frog. It lives in India. People have seen it 800 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]
The adult frog is about 31 mm long from nose to rear end. The frog's skin can be green in color or red-purple in color. There are dark spots on the head and dark stripes on the legs. There is a white stripe on each side of the nose all down each side of the body. This frog can change color. If a human being picks it up, the frog turns brown in five seconds.[3]
This frog lives in trees. It lays eggs on plants that hang over water. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the water.[3]
Paper
- Das, I. (2000). "Nomenclatural history and rediscovery of Rhacophorus lateralis Boulenger, 1883 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae)". Current Herpetology: 35–40.
References
- 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Small Tree Frog: Rhacophorus lateralis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T59000A166109633. 59000. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Rohanixalus pardalis Boulenger, 1883". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- 1 2 3 Prathik Kumar (June 23, 2011). Brent Nguyen (ed.). "Rhacophorus lateralis Boulenger, 1883". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 28, 2023.