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Polypedates maculatus

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Polypedates maculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Polypedates
Species:
P. maculatus
Binomial name
Polypedates maculatus
(Gray, 1830)
Synonyms[2]
  • Hyla maculata Gray, 1830
  • Bürgeria maculata Tschudi, 1838
  • Hyla Reynoudi Tschudi, 1838
  • Polypedates maculatus Günther, 1859
  • Rhacophorus maculatus Boulenger, 1882
  • Rhacophorus acanthostomus Werner, 1901
  • Rhacophorus (Polypedates) maculatus Bourret, 1927
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) maculatus Ahl, 1931
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) acanthostomus Ahl, 1931
  • Rhacophorus leucomystax maculatus Wolf, 1936

The spotted tree frog, Indian tree frog, common Indian tree frog, Chunam frog, big-headed whipping frog, common tree frog, spotted whipping frog, (Polypedates maculatus) is a frog. It lives in India, Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. People have seen it below 3,000 meters above sea level.[2][1][3]

The adult male frog is 34-57 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 44-89 mm long. The skin of the frog's back is brown, brown-yellow, or brown-gray in color with some spots. There are dark bars on the legs. Parts of the back legs have yellow spots.[1]

Scientists believe this frog hatches out of eggs as small frogs and never swims as a tadpole, but they are not sure.[3]

This frog can live in different places: forests with water in the air, forests with dry air, grasslands, farms, and gardens. It lives in trees.[3] The female frog makes a nest out of foam for her eggs. She makes the nest on a branch over water. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the water.

Scientists say this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in such a large place and because it is good at living in places that humans have changed.[3]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Peter Janzen (May 17, 2005). Kellie Whittaker; Michelle S. Koo (eds.). "Polypedates maculatus (Gray, 1830)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Polypedates maculatus (Gray, 1830)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Polypedates maculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T174265377A174451114. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T174265377A174451114.en. Retrieved February 1, 2024.