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 family Rhacophoridae found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Diesmos, Arvin; Alcala, Angel; Brown, Rafe; Afuang, Leticia; Gee, Genevieve; Sukumaran, Jeet; Yaakob, Norsham; Ming, Leong Tzi; Chuaynkern, Yodchaiy; Thirakhupt, Kumthorn; Das, Indraneil; Iskandar, Djoko; Mumpuni; Inger, Robert; Stuebing, Robert; Yambun, Paul; Lakim, Maklarin (2004). "Rhacophorus pardalis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T59012A11868102. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59012A11868102.en. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  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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