Philautus davidlabangi

species of amphibian

David Labang's bush frog (Philautus davidlabangi) is a frog. It lives in Malaysia in the Cardamon Mountains. People have seen it 859 meters above sea level in one place and between 165 and 330 meters above sea level in other places.[2][1][3]

Philautus davidlabangi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Philautus
Species:
P. davidlabangi
Binomial name
Philautus davidlabangi
Matsui, 2009

The adult male frog is 20-21 mm long from nose to rear end.[3] This frog has longer legs and more webbed skin than other frogs in Philautus.[4]

Scientists believe this frog hatches out of eggs as small frogs and never swims as a tadpole, but they are not sure.[3]

Scientists say this frog is not in danger of dying out, but human beings are cutting down its forests.[3]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Philautus davidlabangi Matsui, 2009". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. "Philautus davidlabangi Matsui, 2009". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Philautus davidlabangi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T187833A97783118. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T187833A97783118.en. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  4. Matsui M (2013). "A new species of Philautus (Amphibia, Anura, Rhacophoridae) from the lowlands of Sarawak, western Borneo". Zoological Science (Abstract). 26: 437–442. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3686.2.8. Retrieved January 23, 2024.