Taruga eques
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Endangered (IUCN3.1Q) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Taruga |
| Species: | T. eques |
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| Taruga eques (Günther, 1858) | |
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The spurred tree frog, saddled tree frog, Gunther's whipping frog, or the montane hourglass tree frog (Taruga eques) is a frog. It lives in Sri Lanka. People have seen it between 1202 and 2135 m above sea level.[1][2][3][4]
Home
This frog lives on the ground and in trees. People see the adult frogs on tree trunks and high in the trees where the branches come together like a roof, and on grass near ponds. People have seen this frog between 1000 and 2300 meters above sea level. People do not see this frog in places that people have changed.[3]
Young
Danger
Scientists say this frog is in danger of dying out.[3]
Some of the places this frog lives are protected parks: Horton Plains National Park, Hakgala Strict Nature Reserve, Knuckles Forest Reserve, and Peak Wilderness Sanctuary.[3]
References
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Taruga eques (Günther, 1858)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Taruga eques (Günther, 1858)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Montane Hour-glass Tree-frog: Taruga eques". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T58946A156586528. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58946A156586528.en. 58946. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ↑ Poyarkov Jr NA; Kropachev IL; Gogoleva SS; Orlov NL (2018). "A new species of the genus Theloderma Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Tay Nguyen Plateau, central Vietnam". Zoological Research (Full text). 39 (3): 156–180. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2018.018/. PMID 29683110. Retrieved June 6, 2023.