Anaimalai flying frog is a species of frog found only in the Anaimalai Hills of Tamil Nadu and Kerala states, India. It is restricted to the Indira Gandhi National Park and surroundings in the southern Western Ghats of India. The arboreal species can descend aerially.
Kingdom |
Animalia |
Phylum |
Chordata |
Class |
Amphibia |
Order |
Anura |
Family |
Rhacophoridae |
Genus |
Rhacophorus |
Scientific Name |
Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus |
Other Names |
False Malabar gliding frog |
Size |
Around 7 cm |
Color |
Green upper surface with yellowish orange webbing in hand and feet; white mottling on the sides |
Distribution |
States of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, India |
Habitat |
Near bodies of water in tropical moist evergreen forest |
Mode of Reproduction |
Oviparous (egg laying) |
IUCN Conservation Status |
Critically Endangered |
Anaimalai Flying Frog Pictures Gallery
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Anaimalai Flying Frog
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Anaimalai Flying Frogs
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False Malabar Gliding Frog
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Rhacophorus Pseudomalabaricus