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A flying frog (also called a gliding frog) is a frog that has the ability to achieve gliding flight. This means it can descend at an angle less than 45° relative to the horizontal. Other nonflying arboreal frogs can also descend, but only at angles greater than 45°, which is referred to as parachuting. [1]
Wallace's flying frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus), also known as the gliding frog or the Abah River flying frog, is a moss frog found at least from the Malay Peninsula into western Indonesia, and is present in Borneo and Sumatra.
Also known as parachute frogs, Wallace's flying frogs inhabit the dense tropical jungles of Malaysia and Borneo. They live almost exclusively in the trees, descending only to mate and lay eggs.
Nov 24, 2022 · You probably know of flying squirrels or flying fish, but have you ever seen a frog gliding through the air? The Wallace’s flying frog also known as parachut...
Wallace's flying frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus), also known as the gliding frog or the Abah River flying frog, is a moss frog found at least from the Malay Peninsula into western Indonesia, and is present in Borneo and Sumatra. It is named for the biologist, Alfred R. Wallace, who collected the first known specimen.
Jul 2, 2018 · Wallace's flying frog is a large tree frog found in rainforests in Southeast Asia. It is one of a number of ‘flying frogs’ that are able to glide from tree to tree with the aid of webbing between their fingers and toes. Wallace's flying frog was one of the first flying frogs to be described (i.e. officially named as a species).
Jan 7, 2024 · Wallace’s Flying Frog, also known as the parachute frog, is an amphibian species that has the remarkable ability to glide through the air. Found in the dense tropical jungles of Malaysia and Borneo , these frogs spend most of their time in trees and descend only to mate and lay eggs .
