Rhacophorus bipunctatus
The Himalaya flying frog, twin-spotted tree frog, double-spotted tree frog, twin-spotted bushfrog, Cherrapunji bubble nest frog, Cherrapunji bush frog, Cherrapunjee bush frog, double-spotted red-webbed tree frog, or orange-webbed tree frog (Rhacophorus bipunctatus) is a frog. It lives in the east part of the Himalaya mountains in India, Tibet, Bangladesh, and China and in the Annam Mountains in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. It also lives in parts of Thailand and Myanmar.[2][3][1]
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LC (IUCN3.1Q)[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Rhacophorus |
| Species: | R. bipunctatus
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| Rhacophorus bipunctatus Ahl, 1927
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This frog lives in trees in forests where the branches come together like a roof. People have also seen them in fruit tree farms. The female frog makes a nest out of foam. She makes the nest on tree branches over shallow water. The tadpoles swim in pools of rainwater and in parts of streams where the water does not move. People have seen this frog between 100 and 2200 meters above sea level.[1]
Scientists say this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in a large place. At least one of the places the frog lives is a protected park: Royal Manas National Park. People cutting down forests to build towns and roads may not be good for this frog. However, in Laos, scientists think there are 10-30% fewer of this frog than before because human beings have changed the places where it lives. Sometimes people catch this frog to sell as a pet. People in India catch the frog to eat and use in medicines.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Himalaya Flying Frog: Rhacophorus bipunctatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T198297193A55071270. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T198297193A55071270.en. 198297193. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Rohanixalus bipunctatus Ahl, 1927". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ↑ "Rhacophorus bipunctatus Ahl, 1927". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
