Rhacophorus modestus

Rhacophorus modestus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Rhacophoridae
Genus:Rhacophorus
Species: R. modestus
Binomial name
Rhacophorus modestus
Boulenger, 1920

Rhacophorus modestus is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia. Its common name is Boulenger's flying frog.[2] It is only known from the type series collected from a montane forest on the Mount Kerinci, within the Kerinci Seblat National Park. Habitat loss is occurring on the lower slopes of the mountain.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Iskandar, D. & Mumpuni (2004). "Rhacophorus modestus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T59004A11865802. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59004A11865802.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Rhacophorus modestus Boulenger, 1920". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 July 2015.


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