Polypedates pseudocruciger
species of amphibian
The false hourglass tree frog or yellow tree frog (Polypedates pseudocruciger) is a frog. It lives in India in the Western Ghat mountains.[1][2] People have seen it between 200 and 950 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. mutus
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| Polypedates mutus Das and Ravichandran, 1998
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This frog lives in trees and on the lower plants. It lives in pine-needle tree forests not too high above sea level, in swamps, and in grassy forests. The female frog lays eggs on leaves over ponds that dry up for part of the year. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the water.[3]
Scientists believe this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in such a large place, but they believe people cutting down its forests may harm it.[3]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Polypedates pseudocruciger Das and Ravichandran, 1998". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Polypedates pseudocruciger Das and Ravichandran, 1998". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "False Hour-glass Tree Frog: Polypedates mutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T58963A166109205. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T58963A166109205.en. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
