Rhacophorus baluensis

Rhacophorus baluensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Subfamily: Rhacophorinae
Genus: Rhacophorus
Species: R. baluensis
Binomial name
Rhacophorus baluensis
Inger, 1954

Rhacophorus baluensis (common name: Balu flying frog) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family found in northern Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysian Borneo. It is likely to be found in northern Kalimantan.[2] Its natural habitats are submontane and montane forests. Male frogs gather at small ponds. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss caused by logging.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Inger, R.; Iskandar, D.; Das, I.; Stuebing, R.; Lakim, M.; Yambun, P. & Mumpuni (2004). "Rhacophorus baluensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Rhacophorus baluensis". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 June 2014.


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