Polypedates colletti
species of amphibian
Collett's whipping frog, Collett's tree frog, or the black-spotted tree frog (Polypedates colletti) is a frog. It lives in Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, and some islands in the South China Sea.[2][1] People have seen them as high as 600 meters above sea level.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Polypedates |
| Species: | P. colletti
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| Polypedates colletti (Boulenger, 1890)
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This frog lives in evergreen forests where the ground is flat.[3]
Scientists say this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in such a large place and because it is good at living in places that humans have changed. This frog does have some threats: Human being cutting down the forests, mostly to make palm oil farms.[3]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Polypedates colletti Blyth, 1852". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Polypedates colletti Blyth, 1852". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Collett's Whipping Frog: Polypedates colletti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T58942A64132897. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T58942A64132897.en. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
