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Frogs

Malabar
gliding frog

Least Concern

Decreasing

Malabar gliding frog

Rhacophorus malabaricus

This species is widely distributed in the Western Ghats of India. It is an arboreal species of tropical moist evergreen forest, deciduous forest, secondary (disturbed) forest and coffee plantations. It is present in the lower canopy and understorey levels of the forest. It breeds in vegetation overhanging ponds, and the tadpoles develop in the pools.

Malabar flying frog

Regional Names
  • Marathi:
    उडणारा बेडूक, मलबारचा उडणारा बेडूक
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Taxanomy

ANURA
RHACOPHORIDAE
Rhacophorus malabaricus

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