| Taruga longinasus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Taruga |
| Species: | T. longinasus |
| Binomial name | |
| Taruga longinasus (Ahl, 1927) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Polypedates longinasus (Ahl, 1927) | |
Taruga longinasus (common names: southern whipping frog, long-snouted tree-frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It has been observed between 150 and 1300 m above sea level.[2][3][4]
Appearance
The adult male frog measures about 41-47 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 57-60 mm. The skin of the dorsum is dark brown or red-brown in color with a red stripe from the nose to the middle of each flank. The frog's lips are white or yellow. Its legs are brown with marks.[3]
Life cycle
These frogs are arboreal and live high in the trees. They can jump very well. When it is time to lay eggs, the adult frogs climb down to pools of water near streams. They female frog lays 28 to 42 eggs per clutch. The tadpoles grow into frogs in ten weeks.[3]
Habitat and threats
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Taruga longinasus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58954A156586866. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58954A156586866.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Taruga longinasus (Ahl, 1927)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Greg LaMonte (September 8, 2009). Kellie Whittaker (ed.). "Taruga longinasus (Ahl, 1927)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ↑ Poyarkov Jr NA; Kropachev IL; Gogoleva SS; Orlov NL (2018). "A new species of the genus Theloderma Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Tay Nguyen Plateau, central Vietnam". Zoological Research (Full text). 39 (3): 156–180. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2018.018/. PMID 29683110. Retrieved June 6, 2023.