Taruga eques

Taruga eques
Endangered (IUCN3.1Q)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Taruga
Species:
T. eques
Binomial name
Taruga eques
(Günther, 1858)
Synonyms[1]
  • Polypedates eques Günther, 1858
  • Rhacophorus eques Boulenger, 1882
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) eques Ahl, 1931
  • Rhacophorus cruciger eques Kirtisinghe, 1957
  • Polypedates eques Dutta and Manamendra-Arachchi, 1996
  • Taruga eques Meegaskumbura, Meegaskumbura, Bowatte, Manamendra-Arachchi, Pethiyagoda, Hanken, and Schneider, 2010

The spurred tree frog, saddled tree frog, Gunther's whipping frog, or the montane hourglass tree frog (Taruga eques) is a frog. It lives in Sri Lanka. People have seen it between 1202 and 2135 m above sea level.[1][2][3][4]

Home

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This frog lives on the ground and in trees. People see the adult frogs on tree trunks and high in the trees where the branches come together like a roof, and on grass near ponds. People have seen this frog between 1000 and 2300 meters above sea level. People do not see this frog in places that people have changed.[3]

Young

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The tadpoles swim in ponds with grass around them.[3]

Danger

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Scientists say this frog is in danger of dying out.[3]

Some of the places this frog lives are protected parks: Horton Plains National Park, Hakgala Strict Nature Reserve, Knuckles Forest Reserve, and Peak Wilderness Sanctuary.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Taruga eques (Günther, 1858)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Taruga eques (Günther, 1858)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Montane Hour-glass Tree-frog: Taruga eques". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T58946A156586528. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58946A156586528.en. 58946. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ Poyarkov Jr NA; Kropachev IL; Gogoleva SS; Orlov NL (2018). "A new species of the genus Theloderma Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Tay Nguyen Plateau, central Vietnam". Zoological Research (Full text). 39 (3): 156–180. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2018.018/. PMID 29683110. Retrieved June 6, 2023.