Rhacophorus modestus

Rhacophorus modestus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Rhacophorus
Species: R. modestus
Binomial name
Rhacophorus modestus
Boulenger, 1920

Rhacophorus modestus is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia. Its common name is Boulenger's flying frog.[2] It is only known from the type series collected from a montane forest on the Mount Kerinci, within the Kerinci Seblat National Park. Habitat loss is occurring on the lower slopes of the mountain.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Iskandar, D. & Mumpuni (2004). "Rhacophorus modestus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Rhacophorus modestus Boulenger, 1920". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 July 2015.


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