Polypedates himalayensis

Polypedates himalayensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Polypedates
Species:
P. himalayensis
Binomial name
Polypedates himalayensis
(Annandale, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Rhacophorus maculatus himalayensis Annandale, 1912
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) leucomystax himalayensis Ahl, 1931
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) macrotis Ahl, 1931
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) maculatus himalayensis Dubois, 1987
  • Polypedates himalayensis Gogoi and Sengupta, 2017

The Himalayan whipping frog or Himalayan tree frog (Polypedates himalayensis) is a frog. It lives in Bhutan and India. People have seen it between 100 and 2000 meters above sea level. Scientists used to think this was the same frog as Polypedates maculatus.

This frog can lay eggs in streams, rice paddies, wetlands, canals, and other bodies of water.

Scientists believe this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in such a large place and because it can live in places that humans have changed.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Baram Whipping Frog: Polypedates himalayensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T165116649A166116956. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T165116649A166116956.en. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Polypedates himalayensis (Annandale, 1912)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved February 12, 2024.