Wallace's flying frog
Rhacophorus nigropalmatus
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Amphibianinsectivore
Wallace's flying frog is a tree-dwelling amphibian with webbed feet that let it glide between branches. It lives in rainforests across Southeast Asia, from Thailand to Indonesia. This frog doesn't truly fly, but can make impressive leaps thanks to its stretchy skin between its toes.
- Uses foot webbing like parachutes to glide up to 15 meters between trees
- Named after Alfred Wallace, who discovered the first specimen
- Lays its eggs in foam nests above water for protection
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- Classification
- Amphibian
- Scientific name
- Rhacophorus nigropalmatus
- Habitat
- Rainforest
- Regions in this directory
- Asia
- Diet
- insectivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)