Wallace's Flying Frog - Rhacophorus nigropalmatus

A large sized tree frog with striking bright colours of green, yellow and white. Its name is misleading as they don't fly but glide. Being a tree frog, they do climb high up among trees. And to get down quickly or to get away from their predators, they glide by spreading the webbings on their legs.

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Christine Young

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Wow - a gliding frog?! So cool. Posted 7 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
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  This picture on this website shows how the Frog uses the webbing to glide, probably the ultimate shot of the Frog, but that's beyond my capability :D
  
  http://www.wildborneo.com.my/photo.php?f=cld1404324.jpg&k=rhacophorus%20nigropalmatus&p=1&i=1 Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
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    Awesome! Posted 7 years ago

Ferdy Christant

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Super shot and some incredible legs! Posted 7 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
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  Thanks, Ferdy :)
  It is a gorgeous frog and very friendly, I was able to take lots of pictures of it and also some selfies :D Posted 7 years ago

nightjar6

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Insanely beautiful Posted 7 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
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  Thanks, nightjar6 :) Posted 7 years ago

The Wallace's Flying Frog

Wallace's flying frog or the Abah River flying frog is a moss frog found at least from the Malay Peninsula into western Indonesia. It is named for the biologist, Alfred R. Wallace, who collected the first specimen to be formally identified.

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Similar species: Frogs

Species identified by Albert Kang