It is one of the largest species of its genus.

Wallace's flying frog inhabits moist tropical rainforests of Borneo and Malaysia. R. dennysii, R. maximus and Polypedates feae were once contained within Wallace's flying frog as subspecies. The overachieving Wallace's flying frog wasn't content to just hop and swim. Location: Kuching, Sarawak (Borneo) Borneo Dispatches #21: Wallace's Flying Frog . This frog can be found in the southeastern parts of Asia. It is named for the biologist, Alfred R. Wallace, who collected the first specimen to be formally identified.

Wallace's flying frog inhabits moist tropical rainforests of Borneo and Malaysia. Wallace discovered this frog, now known as Wallace's flying frog (Racophorus nigropalmatus), in the Borneo jungle in 1855. Download this stock image: A Wallace's Flying Frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) floating in a puddle at night in Malaysia - HPDRYW from Alamy's library of millions of … Habitat destruction (as a result of increased deforestation) and pet trade negatively affect number of Wallace's flying frogs in the wild. The frog is adapted to glide in the air leaping from tree to tree or to bushes. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no!

The extremely webbed feet and loose skin flaps on its flanks helps it to glide sometimes more than 50 feet. Wallace's flying frog or the Abah River flying frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) is a moss frog found at least from the Malay Peninsula into western Indonesia. This species was a little tricky to find, luckily I got some info on a wallow where they liked to hang out. This frog can be found in the southeastern parts of Asia.

Paragliding in the rainforest.

Wallace's flying frog, also known as parachuting frog, is a type of Asian frog that belongs to the family Rhacophoridae. Post by Hans Breuer (twoton) » Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:22 am. To escape an enemys attac, Wallace's flying frog turns into sort of a paraglider, extending all four legs from the body and spreading fingers and toes so that the greatly enlarged webbing between the latter now turn into miniature parachutes. Fascinated by the frog's ability to glide through the air, he painted this picture and wrote on the back 'descended from a high tree as if flying'. The species is strictly arboreal. Download hochwertiger Bilder, die man nirgendwo sonst findet. Wallace's flying frog, also known as parachuting frog, is a type of Asian frog that belongs to the family Rhacophoridae. Perfekte Wallaces Flying Frog Stock-Fotos und -Bilder sowie aktuelle Editorial-Aufnahmen von Getty Images.

Located in the tropical jungles of Malaysia and Borneo, one of the FEW aerial amphibians on this planet is the Wallace’s Flying Frog. Wallace’s flying frog is a species of frog found in Malaysia and Borneo.

wallace's flying frog This extraordinary and beautiful frog from the moist rainforests of Borneo and Malaysia does not fly but is capable of 45 degree downward glides to escape predators. The frog has exceptionally large feet equipped with fully webbed toes and fingers. Habitat destruction (as a result of increased deforestation) and pet trade negatively affect number of Wallace's flying frogs in the wild. The small, but fabled Frog Pond at Sarawak's Kubah National Park has already been the subject of quite a few posts here, notably by frogshot, but I've also shown a few critters from there.

Download this stock image: A green Wallace's Flying Frog, Rhacophorus nigropalmatus, with yellow webbed feet - BC657Y from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and … Wallace's Flying Frog : Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 3 Fig 4 : Family : RHACOPHORIDAE Species : Rhacophorus nigropalmatus Size (snout to vent) : Female & Male 10 cm.

It’s Wallace’s Flying Frog! Seeing them was still hit or miss, but knowing a location to look helped immensely and after striking out a few times I was able to locate them there. Sizing in at about 4 inches (about the size of a tea-cup), these thrifty and quick frogs annoy and pester their predators. Wallace's flying frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) - Danum Valley, Malaysia A close up of one of the flying frogs.

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