Rhacophorus baluensis

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Rhacophorus baluensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Rhacophorus
Species:
R. baluensis
Binomial name
Rhacophorus baluensis
Inger, 1954

Rhacophorus baluensis (common name: Balu flying frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae found in northern Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysian Borneo. It is likely to be found in northern Kalimantan. [2] Its natural habitats are submontane and montane forests. Male frogs gather at small ponds. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss caused by logging. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Rhacophorus baluensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T58977A123694133. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T58977A123694133.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Rhacophorus baluensis". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 June 2014.