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IMG_1665-00(W) Wallace Flying Frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus)
Location: Rainforest of Malaysia.
Also known as Abah River flying frog. It was once believe to be related to Rhacophorus dennysii, Rhacophorus maximus, Polypedates feae, Rhacophorus reinwardtii and Rhacophorus kio complex.
They live almost exclusively in the trees, descending only to mate and lay eggs, and leaps and "flies" from tree to tree or to bushes.
When threatened or in search of prey, they will leap from a branch and splay their four webbed feet. The membranes between their toes and loose skin flaps on their sides catch the air as they fall, helping them to glide, sometimes 50 feet (15 meters) or more, to a neighboring tree branch or even all the way to the ground. They also have oversized toe pads to help them land softly and stick to tree trunks. They survive mainly on insects. The species is known to fall prey to tree climbing snakes.
IMG_1665-00(W) Wallace Flying Frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus)
Location: Rainforest of Malaysia.
Also known as Abah River flying frog. It was once believe to be related to Rhacophorus dennysii, Rhacophorus maximus, Polypedates feae, Rhacophorus reinwardtii and Rhacophorus kio complex.
They live almost exclusively in the trees, descending only to mate and lay eggs, and leaps and "flies" from tree to tree or to bushes.
When threatened or in search of prey, they will leap from a branch and splay their four webbed feet. The membranes between their toes and loose skin flaps on their sides catch the air as they fall, helping them to glide, sometimes 50 feet (15 meters) or more, to a neighboring tree branch or even all the way to the ground. They also have oversized toe pads to help them land softly and stick to tree trunks. They survive mainly on insects. The species is known to fall prey to tree climbing snakes.