Rhacophorus margaritifer

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Rhacophorus margaritifer
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Rhacophorus
Species:
R. margaritifer
Binomial name
Rhacophorus margaritifer
(Schlegel, 1837)
Synonyms [2]
  • Hyla margaritiferaSchlegel, 1837
  • Rhacophorus javanus Boettger, 1893
  • Polypedates javanus(Boettger, 1893)
  • Rhacophorus barbouri Ahl, 1927

Rhacophorus margaritifer, also known as the Java flying frog or Javan tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Java, Indonesia. [1] [2] It is known from several areas in Java. It is locally known as katak-parasut jawa. [1]

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Description

In a series collected from Taman Safari Park, males measure 41–45 mm (1.6–1.8 in) and a female 63 mm (2.5 in) in snout–vent length. The snout is subacuminate when viewed from above and rounded in lateral view. The tympanum is visible but very distinct. The supratympanic fold is moderate. Skin is dorsally smooth and ventrally weakly areolate. The arms are short and slender, whereas the hind limbs are long and slender. The fingers and toes bear discs and have some webbing (more so in the female). In preserved specimens, dorsal ground color is tan, brown, or gray. Males have some black specks. [3]

Rhacophorus margaritifer can display unken reflex. [3]

Habitat and conservation

Rhacophorus margaritifer occurs in both lowland and montane forests, including in disturbed forests, at elevations of 900–1,795 m (2,953–5,889 ft) above sea level. Breeding takes place in streams. This species is threatened by habitat loss associated with smallholder farming and subsistence wood collecting. Also Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis has been detected in it, although this is not known to be associated with declines. It is present in the pet trade, with an annual quota of 900 specimens. It occurs in several protected areas. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2020) [amended version of 2018 assessment]. "Rhacophorus margaritifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T59002A177130328. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59002A177130328.en . Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Rhacophorus margaritifer (Schlegel, 1837)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001 . Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. 1 2 Harvey, Michael B.; Pemberton, Aaron J. & Smith, Eric N. (2002). "New and poorly known parachuting frogs (Rhacophoridae: Rhacophorus) from Sumatra and Java". Herpetological Monographs. 16 (1): 46–92. doi:10.1655/0733-1347(2002)016[0046:NAPKPF]2.0.CO;2. S2CID   86616385.