''Polypedates macrotis'', commonly known as the dark-eared treefrog, sometimes also Bongao tree frog, Bongao bubble-nest frog, Baram whipping frog,
[ or brown-striped tree frog,] is a species of frog
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...
in the family Rhacophoridae
The Rhacophoridae are a family of frogs that occur in tropical sub-Saharan Africa, South India and Sri Lanka, Japan, northeastern India to eastern China and Taiwan, south through the Philippines and Greater Sundas, and Sulawesi. They are commonly ...
. It is found in the central peninsular Thailand
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(requiring confirmation), Sumatra
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, Borneo
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, and Sulu Archipelago as well as a range of other Philippine
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islands (Palawan, Busuanga, Calauit, Jolo, and Dumaran).[
"Bongao" in the common name refers to Bongao Island, the type locality of ''Philautus montanus'', now synonymized with ''Polypedates macrotis''. On the other hand, "Baram", a district in ]Sarawak
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, is the type locality of ''Polypedates macrotis''.
Description
Male ''Polypedates macrotis'' grow to a snout–vent length of about and females to . Tadpole
A tadpole is the larval stage in the biological life cycle of an amphibian. Most tadpoles are fully aquatic, though some species of amphibians have tadpoles that are terrestrial. Tadpoles have some fish-like features that may not be found i ...
s are up to in length. Dorsum is brown with a darker band behind the eye that covers the tympanum, tapering along the side.
''Polypedates macrotis'' is similar to ''Polypedates leucomystax
''Polypedates'' is a genus of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, the shrub frogs and Paleotropic tree frogs. They belong to subfamily Rhacophorinae. Members of this genus are collectively known as whipping frogs. They occur in eastern and south ...
'' but differs from it slightly in colouration and body proportions.[
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Reproduction
''Polypedates macrotis'' deposit their eggs in foam nests attached to leaves or twigs overhanging standing water, such as ponds and ditches.[
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Habitat
It is a locally abundant species inhabiting primary forests and edge areas. Adults can be found near small streams, swaps, ponds, puddles, or small pools.[
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Gallery
Image:Polypedates macrotis.jpg, Polypedates macrotis - Khao Luang National Park
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Geography
The Khao Luang mountain is the highest summit of a massif of several hills with steep slopes. It is part of the Nak ...
References
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macrotis
''Macrotis'' is a genus of desert-dwelling marsupial omnivores known as bilbies or rabbit-bandicoots; Unabridged they are members of the order Peramelemorphia. At the time of European colonisation of Australia, there were two species. The ...
Amphibians of Brunei
Amphibians of Indonesia
Amphibians of Malaysia
Amphibians of the Philippines
Amphibians of Thailand
Amphibians of Borneo
Fauna of Sumatra
Amphibians described in 1891
Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot