African Foam-nest Tree Frog

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African Foam-nest Tree Frog
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Suborder: Neobatrachia Family: Rhacophoridae Genus: Chiromantis Species: C. rufescens
Binomial name
Chiromantis rufescens (Günther, 1869)

The African Foam-nest Tree Frog (Chiromantis rufescens) is a frog that lives in the tropical rainforests of Central Africa. Its upper body is a brownish color, tinged rust, and it has small dark spots around its head and pelvis. The frog lives in trees, and builds its nest on branches overhanging water. It is called the foam-nest tree frog because its nest consists of air bubbles, wrapped in leaf. When its larvae hatch, they fall into the water below, where they grow from tadpoles into frogs.

[edit] References

• Schiøtz et al (2004). Chiromantis rufescens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern