''Philautus ingeri'' is a
species of
frog in the
family Rhacophoridae. The species is
endemic to northern
Borneo, where it is found in
Sabah,
Sarawak (
East Malaysia),
Brunei, and adjacent northern
Kalimantan
Kalimantan () is the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo. It constitutes 73% of the island's area. The non-Indonesian parts of Borneo are Brunei and East Malaysia. In Indonesia, "Kalimantan" refers to the whole island of Borneo.
In 2019, ...
(Indonesia).
[ The ]common name
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s Inger's bush frog[ and Inger's bubble-nest frog have been coined for it.][ It is named for ]Robert F. Inger
Robert Frederick Inger (September 10, 1920 – April 12, 2019) was an American herpetologist. During his lifetime, he wrote numerous books and publications about herpetology. He was also the curator for amphibians and reptiles at the Field Mus ...
, American zoologist from the Field Museum of Natural History
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.
Description
Adult males of ''P. ingeri'' measure about and adult females 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 ...
(SVL);[ The head is slightly longer than it is wide. The snout is depressed, elliptical in dorsal view and pointed and projecting in lateral view. The canthus is angular and nearly straight. The tympanum is distinct. The finger and toe tips have broad, oval discs. The fingers show distinct web rudiments, whereas the toes have partial webbing. The dorsum is brown. There is a dark triangle between the eyes, joined to a lyre-shaped mid-dorsal dark marking. The limbs have cross-bars. There is a broad black canthal stripe widening to the eye, a dark blotch below the eye, and a dark line below the supratympanic ridge. The iris is gold in its upper third and dark brown elsewhere.][
]
Habitat
''P. ingeri'' inhabits montane forests 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''.
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Behavior
''P. ingeri'' is nocturnal
Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day. The common adjective is "nocturnal", versus diurnal meaning the opposite.
Nocturnal creatures generally have highly developed sens ...
. Males call from shrubs above the ground.
Reproduction
Reproduction in ''P. ingeri'' is presumed to be direct (that is, eggs hatching to froglets, without free-living tadpole stage).[
]
Conservation status
The habitat of ''P. ingeri'' is fragmented and threatened by clear-cutting. However, it occurs in the Gunung Mulu National Park and Kinabalu National Park
Kinabalu Park ( ms, Taman Kinabalu), established as one of the first national parks of Malaysia in 1964, is Malaysia's first World Heritage Site designated by UNESCO in December 2000 for its "outstanding universal values" and the role as one of ...
.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2700276
ingeri
Endemic fauna of Borneo
Amphibians of Brunei
Amphibians of Indonesia
Amphibians of Malaysia
Amphibians described in 1987
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Amphibians of Borneo