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Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus, also known as Anaimalai flying frog, false Malabar gliding frog, [2] and false Malabar tree frog, [3] is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Anaimalai Hills , a part of the southern the Western Ghats in the Tamil Nadu and Kerala states, India .
The frog is adapted to arboreal living with webbings of feet that allow it to glide between trees. [8] [9] These webbed feet give the name "flying" to the common name vampire flying frog, as the frog glides between trees it appears to be flying. Rhacophorus vampyrus and Vampyrius vampyrus are used interchangeably between academic articles.
Some Rhacophoridae are called "tree frogs". Among the most spectacular members of this family are numerous "flying frogs". Although a few groups are primarily terrestrial, rhacophorids are predominantly arboreal treefrogs. Mating frogs, while in amplexus, hold on to a branch, and beat their legs to form a foam. The eggs are laid in the foam and ...
The Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog was added to the endangered species list in 2014. But then the scientists saw a ray of hope. Frog populations crashed in lake after lake in the high Sierra as ...
Chiricahua leopard frog (Lithobates chiricahuensis) VU. Ramsey Canyon leopard frog (Lithobates subaquavocalis) CR, [4] species not recognized by SSAR [3] Florida bog frog (Lithobates okaloosae) VU; Relict leopard frog (Lithobates onca) EN; Mississippi gopher frog (Lithobates sevosus) CR; Tarahumara frog (Lithobates tarahumarae) VU
The crawfish frog, endangered in the Hoosier State, is back following an effort led by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and Angel Mounds. History of crawfish frogs at Angel Mounds
The federally endangered frogs are "a high priority because these fires are in the only known locations" for the species, said Hans Sin, a biologist for the California Department of Fish and ...
Wallace's flying frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) A flying frog (also called a gliding frog) is a frog that has the ability to achieve gliding flight. This means it can descend at an angle less than 45° relative to the horizontal. Other nonflying arboreal frogs can also descend, but only at angles greater than 45°, which is referred to as ...