''Rhacophorus poecilonotus'', also known as the Sumatra flying frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to

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 ...

, Indonesia.

Description

''Rhacophorus poecilonotus'' measure about in

snout–vent length Snout–vent length (SVL) is a morphometric measurement taken in herpetology from the tip of the snout to the most posterior opening of the cloacal slit (vent)."direct line distance from tip of snout to posterior margin of vent" It is the most c ...

. The head is strongly depressed. The snout is rounded or pointed. The tympanum is distinct. The fingers are half-webbed while the toes are fully webbed. A calcar is present on the heel. Dorsal colouration is purple with two white dorsolateral bands. The flanks are black with white blotches. Ventral colouration is white. The digital webbing is dark. Males have a subgular vocal sac.

Habitat and conservation

''Rhacophorus poecilonotus'' occurs in primary and secondary submontane and montane forests along streams at elevations of

above sea level Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as ''orthometric heights''. The comb ...

. It has also been found in tea, coconut palm and coffee plantations, and vegetable and rice cultivations near forest edge. Breeding takes place in streams. Although considered rare by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in its 2004 assessment, later research has found this species to be relatively widely distributed and at times even abundant, i.e., during the breeding season. Although it does tolerate habitat disturbance, it can be threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and conversion of land into agricultural use. It is present in several protected areas.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q963513 poecilonotus Frogs of Asia Amphibians of Indonesia Endemic fauna of Sumatra Amphibians described in 1920 Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Taxonomy articles created by Polbot