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Amphibians · Anura · Rhacophoridae

Abah River Flying Frog

Rhacophorus nigropalmatus

Near Threatened

It could become threatened in the near future if current threats go unchecked.

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Wallace's flying frog is a species of anuran amphibian of the family Rhacophoridae. This frog lives in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. It has enormous, heavily webbed feet, which allow it to glide between trees. The huge webbing, sometimes classed as a kind of patagium, helps slow its fall when it leaps into space from a branch. Using this technique, it can glide distances of 15 metres.

Size

8 cm – 10 cm

Life expectancy

15 years

Diet

Insectivore

Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.

Activity

Nocturnal

Active mainly at night.

Social structure

Solitary

Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.

Rainforest
13countries14parks1same family

Fun facts

  • It glides more than fifteen metres by spreading the webbing of all four feet and flaps of skin along its flanks, and lands on adhesive pads on its toes that cushion the impact and let it grip the trunk.
  • It was described by Alfred Russel Wallace, the naturalist who arrived at the theory of natural selection independently of Darwin, during his eight years in the Malay Archipelago.
  • Its eggs develop in foam nests that the pair whips up with their hind legs and sticks to branches over pools: on hatching, the tadpoles drop straight into the water.

Life cycle and biology

Skeleton type
Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (amphibian)
Habitat and environment
Canopy of primary rainforest of the Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Sumatra
Sexual maturity
2 years
Gestation / incubation
Larval development in pools beneath foam nests
Litter / clutch size
100 eggs

Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Rhacophorus nigropalmatus

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