Nyctixalus pictus
| Nyctixalus pictus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Nyctixalus |
| Species: | N. pictus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctixalus pictus (Peters, 1871) | |
Nyctixalus pictus or the 'Cinnamon Frog' is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.[1]
Description
It grows to about 35 mm in size, is brown or reddish brown with white to yellow spots on the body.[2] Their finger and toe tips are dilated and are known to breed in phytotelms (tree holes having water) and tadpoles drop into water.[1] Arboreal in nature, they are often found on shrubs and lower tree canopy in primary and secondary forests.[3]
Distribution
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests form the natural habitat. This species is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand up to elevations of 1650 m above sea level.[1] In Singapore, sizable populations are found in Bukit Timah and Central Catchment nature reserves.[2]
They are however, threatened by habitat loss due to clearing forests for agriculture and logging.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 http://frogsofborneo.org/Families/rhacophoridae/odorranahosii/nyctixaluspictus.html
- 1 2 http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/dna/organisms/details/798
- 1 2 Diesmos, A., Alcala, A., Brown, R., Afuang, L., Gee, G., Sukumaran, J., Yaakob, N., Tzi Ming, L., Chuaynkern, Y., Thirakhupt, K., Das, I., Iskandar, D., Mumpuni, Inger, R., Stuebing, R., Yambun, P. & Lakim, M. 2004. Nyctixalus pictus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007