Feihyla vittiger

Feihyla vittiger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Feihyla
Species:
F. vittiger
Binomial name
Feihyla vittiger
(Boulenger, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Ixalus vittiger Boulenger, 1897
  • Philautus vittiger (Boulenger, 1897)
  • Rhacophorus vittiger (Boulenger, 1897)
  • Chiromantis vittiger (Boulenger, 1897)
  • Chirixalus vittiger (Chen et al., 2020)

Feihyla vittiger is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to West Java, Indonesia, and has been recorded in Mount Halimun Salak National Park and Pangalengan. Common names Indonesian bubble-nest frog and wine-coloured tree bubble-nest frog have been proposed for it.

Habitat and conservation

Feihyla vittiger occurs in vegetation surrounding ponds in mostly secondary montane forest at elevations of 950–1,219 m (3,117–3,999 ft) above sea level; it can also be found in ponds near pine and tea plantations. Females lay their eggs on leaves overhanging ponds and attend to them until the eggs hatch into free-living tadpoles.

Feihyla vittiger can be locally common. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss caused by small-scale farming, provided that the vegetation surrounding ponds in the plantations is completely removed. It is present in a number of small protected areas and in the Mount Halimun Salak National Park.

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Philautus vittiger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T58935A3075182. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T58935A3075182.en.
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Chirixalus vittiger (Boulenger, 1897)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Feihyla vittiger (Boulenger, 1897) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-30.