Flying frog
group of amphibians with the same common name
A flying frog is a frog that has the ability to glide. Despite its name, it does not have the ability to fly. They live their life in trees, high above the ground.
Illustration from The Malay Archipelago.
Alfred Russel Wallace made one of the earliest reports of a flying frog.[1] The species he observed was later described by George Albert Boulenger as Rhacophorus nigropalmatus.
Flying frogs includes members of the following genera:
- Ecnomiohyla (Hylidae)
- Polypedates (Rhacophoridae)
- Rhacophorus (Rhacophoridae)
References
change- ↑ Oliver, J.A. (1951). "'Gliding' in amphibians and reptiles, with a remark on an arboreal adaptation in the lizard, Anolis carolinensis carolinesis Voigt." The American Naturalist, 85(822), 171-176.