Rhacophorus reinwardtii

Java - flight Frog ( Rhacophorus reinwardtii )

The Java - flight Frog ( Rhacophorus reinwardtii ) owes its name to the ability to overcome huge gaps between trees sliding. The sliding movement is made possible through the air by webbed fingers and toes.

Features

The top of the Java - flight Frog has a green color ( lavender, if preserved in alcohol) on the underside is white, the flanks light brown with whitish spots. The dorsal skin is smooth or grainy. In the armpit, a black spot is observed which is less pronounced in the females. The legs are pale gray-brown or pale bluish brown, the webs black with longitudinal whitish lines. Females reach a snout-vent length from 55.4 to 79.6 mm, the males from 41.6 to 52.5 mm.

Distribution and habitat

The Java - flight Frog is in Malaysia, distributed in Sumatra, Java and Thailand. It can be found in primary and secondary rain forests, but was also observed at the edge of the forest near villages.

Reproduction

Eggs are laid by the female during the rainy season in a foam nest on ponds and pools in the forest.

Endangering

Although the Java - flight Frog is still in widespread use, the kind of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources ( IUCN) because of declining stocks, the dependence of relatively undisturbed habitat and the destruction of its habitats is at risk as low, early warning ( Near Threatened, NT ) classified.