Polypedates bengalensis

species of amphibian

The brown blotched Bengal tree frog or brown blotched whipping frog (Polypedates bengalensis) is a frog. It lives in India.[2]People have seen it between 7 and 13 meters above sea level.[1]

Polypedates bengalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Polypedates
Species:
P. mutus
Binomial name
Polypedates mutus
Purkayastha, Das, Mondal, Mitra, and Das, 2019
Synonyms[2]
  • Rhacophorus bengalensis Smith, 1940
  • Polypedates bengalensis Inger, 1985
  • Rhacophorus bengalensis Tian, Jiang, Wu, Hu, Zhao, and Huang, 1986
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) bengalensis Dubois, 1987

People have seen this frog in small pieces of forest and on bamboo and banana plants in gardens.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Brown Blotched Bengal Tree Frog: Polypedates bengalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T164452073A166116931. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164452073A166116931.en. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Polypedates mutus Purkayastha, Das, Mondal, Mitra, and Das, 2019". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved February 26, 2024.