Harlequin tree frog

Harlequin tree frog
Female from Luzon Island, Philippines
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Rhacophorus
Species: R. pardalis
Binomial name
Rhacophorus pardalis
Günther, 1858
Synonyms

Rhacophorus rizali Boettger, 1899
Rhacophorus rhyssocephalus Wolf, 1936

The harlequin tree frog, Rhacophorus pardalis, is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Arvin Diesmos; Angel Alcala; Rafe Brown; Leticia Afuang; Genevieve Gee; Jeet Sukumaran; Norsham Yaakob; Leong Tzi Ming; Yodchaiy Chuaynkern; Kumthorn Thirakhupt; et al. (2004). "Rhacophorus pardalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Rhacophorus pardalis Günther, 1858". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
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