Feihyla kajau

species of Amphibia

The Indonesian bubble-nest frog, wine-coloured tree bubble-nest frog, or Javan jelly-nest frog (Feihyla kajau) is a frog. It lives in Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia.[2][3][1]

Feihyla kajau
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Feihyla
Species:
F. kajau
Binomial name
Feihyla kajau
(Dring, 1983)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rhacophorus kajau Dring, 1983
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) kajau Dubois, 1987
  • Feihyla kajau Li, Li, Klaus, Rao, Hillis, and Zhang, 2013

People see this frog in rainforests, sitting on small plants that hang over streams or pools of water. Scientists think the tadpoles swim in the water. People have seen this frog between 0 and 1000 meters above sea level.[1]

Scientists believe this frog is not in danger of dying out. Human beings have cut down the trees to build farms, especially for palm oil, and get wood to build with. Some of the places this frog lives are protected parks: Tawau Hills National Park, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sepilok Orang Utan Conservation Area, and Gunung Mulu National Park.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "White-eared Tree Frog: Feihyla kajau". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58999A176382295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58999A176382295.en. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Feihyla kajau (Dring, 1983)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  3. "Feihyla kajau (Dring, 1983)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 22, 2024.