Rhacophorus baluensis (common name: Balu flying frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae found in northern Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysian Borneo. It is likely to be found in northern Kalimantan.[2] Its natural habitats are submontane and montane forests. Male frogs gather at small ponds. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss caused by logging.[1]
Rhacophorus baluensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Rhacophoridae |
Genus: | Rhacophorus |
Species: | R. baluensis
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Binomial name | |
Rhacophorus baluensis Inger, 1954
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References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Rhacophorus baluensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T58977A123694133. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T58977A123694133.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Rhacophorus baluensis". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
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