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Malabar Flying Frog

Rhacophorus malabaricus

Description:

The term "flying frog" refers to its ability to break their fall by stretching the webbing between their toes when making leaps down from the treetops. It can make gliding jumps of 9-12 meters, a maximum of about 115 times its length.

Habitat:

Is a moss frog species found in the Western Ghats of India.

Notes:

Normally seen during the monsoon season.The sighting in Dec is fairly unusual and according to the locals sighting of this species was the first in this location.

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9 Comments

AnjaliAnantharam
AnjaliAnantharam a year ago

Thanks, Arvind..

ArvindPrajapat
ArvindPrajapat a year ago

gud capture

isscarr
isscarr a year ago

Beautiful.

AnjaliAnantharam
AnjaliAnantharam a year ago

It can I guess Anne...Evening I had seen on the middle branch of a small tree and by night it was for some reason on top of a telephone pole... :)

AnneSorbes
AnneSorbes a year ago

It's impressive to know that this small and beautiful creature can jump as far !

AnjaliAnantharam
AnjaliAnantharam a year ago

Yasser,Alice,Satyen... Thank you.. :)

SatyenM
SatyenM a year ago

Lovely spotting.

Good picture, Good information Thank You!

AnjaliAnantharam
AnjaliAnantharam a year ago

Thanks, Ismael..

Kerala, India

Lat: 10.10, Long: 76.70

Spotted on Dec 8, 2011
Submitted on Dec 8, 2011

Spotted for mission

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