#Rhacophorus pardalis

[stickyfrogs]

Two more Exceptional Friends that we met at Kubah National Park in Borneo! They are Harlequin Tree Frogs (Rhacophorus pardalis), members of a group of frogs known as the flying frogs for their ability to glide from the treetops!

[herpsandbirds]

Panther Flying Frog aka Harlequin Tree Frog (Rhacophorus pardalis), female, family Rhacophoridae, Mt. Cagua, Philippines

photograph: Brown, Siler, et al.

[arthistoryanimalia]

Ernst Haeckel was born #OTD (16 Feb 1834 - 9 Aug 1919).

Also bonus #FrogFriday 🐸

"Batrachia" (Frogs) Plate 68 in Ernst Haeckel’s Kunstformen der Natur (1899-1904)

1. Notodelphys ovifera (Weinland) now Gastrotheca ovifera (Lichtenstein & Weinland 1854; name revision by Rivero 1961)

2. Hyla meridionalis (Boulenger) authority usually given as (Boettger 1874)

3. Hyla tuberculosa (Boulenger) now Ecnomiohyla tuberculosa

4. Amphignathodon Güntheri or Amphignathodon guntheri (Boulenger) now Gastrotheca guentheri (Boulenger 1882; name revision by Duellman, Maxson & Jesiolowski 1988)

5. Rhacophorus pardalis (Wallace) authority usually given as (Günther 1858)

6. Hylodes lineatus (Schneider) now Craugastor lineatus (Brocchi 1879)

7. Limnodytes erythraeus (Duméril) now Hylarana erythraea (Schlegel 1837)

8. Cerathobatrachus Güntheri or Ceratobatrachus guentheri (Boulenger)

9. Breviceps mossambicus (Peters)

10.Rana pipiens (Linné) now Lithobates pipiens

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Haeckel_frogs_big_spots.jpg

[jus-morbo]

Batrachia, 1904 - Ernst Haeckel

[typhlonectes]

The Harlequin Treefrog, Rhacophorus pardalis, is a species of gliding frog found in the tropical forests and freshwater marshes of SE Asia.

Photos: T - Female (Brown, Siler, et al.) B - Male (Dick Bartlett)

[emanuro]

Leopard gliding frogs (Rhacophorus pardalis) hanging on leaves around a breeding pond into Kubah National Park (Sarawak, Borneo) at night. As the common name says, this is one of the species able to actively glide between two plants thanks to their highly webbed feet. They were pretty common around the pond, not so much in the forest, where they normally stay higher in the canopy. #predatoridelmicrocosmo #malaysia #borneo #macro #wideangle #night #wildlife #pickoftheday #kubah #sarawak #amphibian #rhacophorus #frog #flying #gliding @ilcp_photographers (presso Kubah National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3o_rDlIk2P/?igshid=18fq054xirfzf

[postcardsfromfelix]

Rhacophorus pardalis in Kubah national park (en: Harlequin tree frog)

[darwin1601]

Hier einige der ca. drei Dutzend in Sabah heimischen Froscharten - File-eared Tree Frog/Kamm Ruderfrosch - Harlequin Tree Frog/Rhacophorus pardalis, der Einzige gleitfähige Frosch den ich finden konnte. - Bornean Sticky Frogs/Kalophrynus meizon

[deakin-environment]

A harlequin tree frog, Rhacophorus pardali, from the jungles of Borneo. This is one of a group of gliding frogs and is relatively common in lowland jungle habitats. . . #frog #borneo #macrophotography #nature #naturephotography http://ift.tt/2o0WsTx

[nunoxaviermoreira]

IMG_9293-1(W) Harlequin Flying Frog (Rhacophorus pardalis)-in situ by Vince_Adam Photography Borneo https://flic.kr/p/2dp8LWU

[stickyfrogs]

Hanging Out With Friends at the Frog Pond at Kubah National Park, Borneo!

Four-lined tree frogs (Polypedates leucomystax), Harlequin Tree Frog (Rhacophorus pardalis) and Giant River Frog (Limnonectes leporinus)!

[herpsandbirds]

Panther Flying Frog aka Harlequin Tree Frog (Rhacophorus pardalis), mating/laying eggs in foam mass on palm, family Rhacophoridae, southern Thailand

photograph by Rupert Grassby-Lewis

[arthistoryanimalia]

#WorldFrogDay: #DYK that over 1/3 of frog species are currently listed as threatened? That includes #1 on the plate bleow, the Giant Marsupial Frog (Gastrotheca ovifera).

"Batrachia" Plate 68 in Kunstformen der Natur (1899-1904) by Ernst Haeckel (German, 1834-1919). Biodiversity Heritage Library.

species ID key:

1. Notodelphys ovifera (Weinland) now Gastrotheca ovifera (Lichtenstein & Weinland 1854; name revision by Rivero 1961)

2. Hyla meridionalis (Boulenger) authority usually given as (Boettger 1874)

3. Hyla tuberculosa (Boulenger) now Ecnomiohyla tuberculosa

4. Amphignathodon Güntheri or Amphignathodon guntheri (Boulenger) now Gastrotheca guentheri (Boulenger 1882; name revision by Duellman, Maxson & Jesiolowski 1988)

5. Rhacophorus pardalis (Wallace) authority usually given as (Günther 1858)

6. Hylodes lineatus (Schneider) now Craugastor lineatus (Brocchi 1879)

7. Limnodytes erythraeus (Duméril) now Hylarana erythraea (Schlegel 1837)

8. Cerathobatrachus Güntheri or Ceratobatrachus guentheri (Boulenger)

9. Breviceps mossambicus (Peters)

10.Rana pipiens (Linné) now Lithobates pipiens

[mybisgovmy]

Adult of Harlequin Tree Frog (Rhacophorus pardalis). Photo by Norhayati Binti Ahmad. #TreeFrogs

[libutron]

Harlequin tree frog - Rhacophorus pardalis

Rhacophorus pardalis (Rhacophoridae)  is the 'flying’ frog a naturalist will most likely find in the primary and old secondary forests of Borneo. It is, of course, a glider rather than a flier.

The large size (50 mm snout-vent length in males, 60–70 mm in females), the bright red hand and foot webbing, in combination with the yellow flanks with black dots, make this frog easy to identify.

This species is known from several localities in Peninsular Malaysia (and Pulau Tiga Island) and is widespread in Sumatra (including Siberut and Sipora), Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia), and the Philippines (Mindanao, Negros, Bohol and Luzon).

References: [1] - [2]

Photo credit: ©Norhayati Ahmad

Locality: Lanjak Entimau, Sarawak, Borneo.

[emanuro]

Black-headed cat snake (Boiga nigriceps) swallowing a panther flying frog (Rhacophorus pardalis) at night. This might be hard-to-watch by someone, but it’s how life works in Nature. An unstoppable flow of energy webbing through the thin crust of this tiny planet that bounces around the sun. Predation is a true engine of life in every ecosystem, and this snake is specialized to hunt frogs in order to thrive and continue the circle of life of its species. #pickoftheday #conservation #amphibian #rhacophorus #snake #reptile #herp #herping #herpetology #night #predatoridelmicrocosmo #venom #boiga #nigriceps #malaysia #sarawak #borneo #kubah @ilcp_photographers (presso Taman Negara Kubah) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnLw8LEnk0I/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8i5672ucnqzv