Rhacophorus baluensis

Rhacophorus baluensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Subfamily: Rhacophorinae
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 Rhacophoridae family 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]

References

  1. 1 2 Inger, R.; Iskandar, D.; Das, I.; Stuebing, R.; Lakim, M.; Yambun, P. & Mumpuni (2004). "Rhacophorus baluensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  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.


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