Leptomantis harrissoni, common name Harrisson's flying frog or brown tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to northern Borneo.[2][1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Leptomantis |
| Species: | L. harrissoni
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| Leptomantis harrissoni (Inger and Haile, 1959)
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Distribution
editThis species is widely distributed in northern Borneo and occurs in Sarawak and Sabah (Malaysia), Brunei, and northern Kalimantan (Indonesia).[1][2]
Habitat
editIts natural habitat is primary or old secondary lowland rainforests in both flat and hilly terrain below 350 m of elevation. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Description
editLeptomantis harrissoni can reach a length of about 50 millimetres (2.0 in) in males, of about 70 millimetres (2.8 in) in females. These medium-sized frogs have an angular and pointed snout and well developed dark hand webbing. They are basically brown.[3]
Tadpoles can reach a length of about 40 millimetres (1.6 in), They have a well developed and rather pointed tail fin, an ovoid body and a short snout. The basic color is dark brown.[3]
Biology
editLeptomantis harrissoni spends most of its life high up in the forest. Males call for breeding in water-containing holes located in the trunks of trees.[1] Eggs are laid in a foam nest attached to the bark above said tree holes.[3]
These frogs use the skin membranes between their fingers as a kind of parachute to make real flights among the branches of trees of the forest (hence the common name of the species).
References
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- ^ a b c d e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Rhacophorus harrissoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T58997A114925802. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T58997A114925802.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Leptomantis harrissoni (Inger and Haile, 1959)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Haas, A.; Das, I. & Hertwig, S.T. (2021). "Rhacophorus harrissoni Brown Tree Frog". Frogs of Borneo – The frogs of East Malaysia and their larval forms. Retrieved 27 November 2021.