Frilled Tree Frog

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Frilled Tree Frog
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Rhacophoridae Genus: Rhacophorus Species: R. appendiculatus
Binomial name
Rhacophorus appendiculatus (Günther, 1858)

The Frilled Tree Frog, Rough-armed Tree Frog, or Southeast Asian Tree Frog (Rhacophorus appendiculatus) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is found in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, possibly Bhutan, possibly Myanmar, and possibly Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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• Diesmos, A., Alcala, A., Brown, R., Afuang, L., Gee, G., Sukumaran, J., Yaakob, N., Tzi Ming, L., Chuaynkern, Y., Thirakhupt, K., Das, I., Iskandar, D., Mumpuni, Inger, R., Stuebing, R., Yambun, P., Lakim, M., Dutta, S. & Ohler, A. 2004. Rhacophorus appendiculatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.