''Rhacophorus indonesiensis'' is a species of frog in the family
Rhacophoridae. It has been observed in
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
in
India.
This frog resembles other frogs in ''Rhacophorus'' closely. Its appearance differs in that it has black spots on the ventral sides of the webbed skin of its feet, its lack of vomerine teeth, a white mark on its belly in the shape of a kite. The skin of the dorsum is red-brown with brown blotches and smaller black spots. It has white spots on its head and back.
Scientists believe that deforestation for mining and to
palm oil plantations
Palm most commonly refers to:
* Palm of the hand, the central region of the front of the hand
* Palm plants, of family Arecaceae
**List of Arecaceae genera
* Several other plants known as "palm"
Palm or Palms may also refer to:
Music
* Palm (ban ...
may pose a threat to this frog in the form of
habitat loss.
References
Frogs of India
Amphibians described in 2015
indonesiensis
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