Philautus poecilius

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Philautus poecilius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Philautus
Species:
P. poecilius
Binomial name
Philautus poecilius
Brown and Alcala, 1994
Synonyms[2]
  • Philautus poecilius Brown and Alcala, 1994
  • Philautus (Philautus) poecilius Bossuyt and Dubois, 2001

The mottled tree frog (Philautus poecilius) is a frog. It lives in the Phillippines. It lives in mountain forests near Mount Hilonghilong. People have seen it between 1600 and 1900 meters above sea level.[2][1][3]

This frog is not in danger of dying out, but there are fewer of them than there were. Scientists say that this is because human beings change the places where the frog lives so they can build farms, dig good rocks out of the ground, build towns, and get wood to build with. Other animals that humans brought to the frog's home by accident can also make life harder for this frog.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Philautus poecilius Brown and Alcala, 1994". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Philautus poecilius Brown and Alcala, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  3. 3.0 3.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Philautus poecilius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T40798A58476271. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T40798A58476271.en. Retrieved January 15, 2024.