Polypedates maculatus

Polypedates maculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Polypedates
Species:
P. maculatus
Binomial name
Polypedates maculatus
(Gray, 1830)
Synonyms[2]
  • Hyla maculata Gray, 1830
  • Bürgeria maculata Tschudi, 1838
  • Hyla Reynoudi Tschudi, 1838
  • Polypedates maculatus Günther, 1859
  • Rhacophorus maculatus Boulenger, 1882
  • Rhacophorus acanthostomus Werner, 1901
  • Rhacophorus (Polypedates) maculatus Bourret, 1927
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) maculatus Ahl, 1931
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) acanthostomus Ahl, 1931
  • Rhacophorus leucomystax maculatus Wolf, 1936

The spotted tree frog, Indian tree frog, common Indian tree frog, Chunam frog, big-headed whipping frog, common tree frog, spotted whipping frog, (Polypedates maculatus) is a frog. It lives in India, Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. People have seen it below 3,000 meters above sea level.[2][1][3]

The adult male frog is 34-57 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 44-89 mm long. The skin of the frog's back is brown, brown-yellow, or brown-gray in color with some spots. There are dark bars on the legs. Parts of the back legs have yellow spots.[1]

Scientists believe this frog hatches out of eggs as small frogs and never swims as a tadpole, but they are not sure.[3]

This frog can live in different places: forests with water in the air, forests with dry air, grasslands, farms, and gardens. It lives in trees.[3] The female frog makes a nest out of foam for her eggs. She makes the nest on a branch over water. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the water.

Scientists say this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in such a large place and because it is good at living in places that humans have changed.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Peter Janzen (May 17, 2005). Kellie Whittaker; Michelle S. Koo (eds.). "Polypedates maculatus (Gray, 1830)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Polypedates maculatus (Gray, 1830)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Polypedates maculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T174265377A174451114. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T174265377A174451114.en. Retrieved February 1, 2024.