Chirixalus vittiger

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Chirixalus vittiger
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Chirixalus
Species:
C. vittiger
Binomial name
Chirixalus vittiger
(Boulenger, 1897)
Synonyms [2]
  • Ixalus vittigerBoulenger, 1897
  • Philautus vittiger(Boulenger, 1897)
  • Rhacophorus vittiger(Boulenger, 1897)
  • Chiromantis vittiger(Boulenger, 1897)

Chirixalus vittiger is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. [2] It is endemic to West Java, Indonesia, and has been recorded in Mount Halimun Salak National Park and Pangalengan. Common names Indonesian bubble-nest frog and wine-coloured tree bubble-nest frog have been proposed for it. [1] [2]

Habitat and conservation

Chirixalus vittiger occurs in vegetation surrounding ponds in mostly secondary montane forest at elevations of 950–1,219 m (3,117–3,999 ft) above sea level; it can also be found in ponds near pine and tea plantations. Females lay their eggs on leaves overhanging ponds and attend to them until the eggs hatch into free-living tadpoles. [1]

Chirixalus vittiger can be locally common. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss caused by small-scale farming, provided that the vegetation surrounding ponds in the plantations is completely removed. It is present in a number of small protected areas and in the Mount Halimun Salak National Park. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Philautus vittiger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T58935A3075182. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Chirixalus vittiger (Boulenger, 1897)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001 . Retrieved 16 May 2020.