Philautus umbra

species of amphibian

The pinnacle bubble-nest frog (Philautus umbra) is a frog. It lives in Malaysia. Scientists think it might also live in Brunei. People have seen it between 900 and 1300 meters above sea level on Gunung Api.[1][2][3]

Philautus umbra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Philautus
Species:
P. umbra
Binomial name
Philautus umbra
Dring, 1987
Synonyms[1]
  • Philautus umbra Dring, 1987
  • Philautus (Philautus) umbra Bossuyt and Dubois, 2001

This frog lives in forests that are not on mountains, in places where there is karst rock in the ground. The male frog sits about 2 m over the ground. This frog hatches out of its egg as a small frog. It never swims as a tadpole.[3]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Philautus umbra Dring, 1987". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  2. "Philautus umbra Dring, 1987". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  3. 3.0 3.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Pinnacle Bubble-nest Frog: Philautus umbra". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. p. e.T58930A123694049. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T58930A123694049.en. 58930. Retrieved December 21, 2023.