Polypedates maculatus
| Polypedates maculatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Polypedates |
| Species: | P. maculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Polypedates maculatus (Gray, 1830) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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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
[change | change source]- 1 2 3 Peter Janzen (May 17, 2005). Kellie Whittaker; Michelle S. Koo (eds.). "Polypedates maculatus (Gray, 1830)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 3 4 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.
