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Rhacophorus Endangered

Synonyms: Huangixalus; Racophorus; Rhacoforus

Wikipedia Abstract

Rhacophorus is a genus of frogs in the shrub frog family (Rhacophoridae) which together with the related Hylidae makes up the true tree frogs. They live in India, Japan, Madagascar, Africa, and Southeast Asia. "Amphibian Species of the World 5.6" lists 81 species. These frogs have long toes with strong webbing between them, enabling the animals to slow their fall to a glide, a form of arboreal locomotion known as 'parachuting'. They are therefore among the anurans commonly known as "flying frogs".
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Species

Rhacophorus calcadensis (Kalakad gliding frog) (Endangered)
Rhacophorus calcaneus (Vietnam flying frog) (Endangered)
Rhacophorus helenae (Helen's tree frog) (Endangered)
Rhacophorus vampyrus (Vampire Flying Frog) (Endangered)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0