Spiny tree frog
- "Spiny Tree Frog" is also used for Litoria spinifera from New Guinea.
| Spiny Tree Frog | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Nyctixalus |
| Species: | N. spinosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctixalus spinosus (Taylor, 1920) | |
The spiny tree frog (Nyctixalus spinosus) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Diesmos, A., Alcala, A., Brown, R., Afuang, L., Dolino, C., Gee, G., Hampson, K., Diesmos, M.L., Mallari, A., Ong, P., Paguntalan, L., Pedregosa, M., Ubaldo, D. & Gutierrez, B. 2004. Nyctixalus spinosus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.