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Malabar Gliding Frog

Rhacophorus malabaricus

Photo by Mihir Laghate
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

It is a tree frog. The term "gliding frog" refers to the ability to break the fall by stretching the webbing between their toes when making leaps down from the treetops.

Habitat:

Westerns Ghats, India

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KarenL
What a cute expression! Welcome to Project Noah Mihir!

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