Polypedates taeniatus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Rhacophoridae
- Genus
- Polypedates
- Species
- Polypedates taeniatus
- Scientific Name
- Polypedates taeniatus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Polypedates taeniatus
Polypedates taeniatus is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is found in the Bengal region of Bangladesh and India as well as in Assam and southern Nepal. It is also known as the Bengal whipping frog, Bengal whipping tree frog, and Terai tree frog.
The species' natural habitats are tropical forests and shrublands at elevations to 500 m (1,600 ft) above sea level. It is an arboreal species. The eggs are deposited in branches overhanging small pools. Upon hatching, the tadpoles drop into the pools. It is generally a common species, but habitat loss through deforestation is a threat to it. It is reported from the Orang National Park in India.
...Polypedates taeniatus in languages:
- Czech
- létavka proužkovaná
- English
- Bengal whipping frog
- Lithuanian
- Bengalinė skraidvarlė
Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Polypedates assamensis
- Polypedates bengalensis
- Polypedates braueri
- Polypedates colletti
- Polypedates cruciger
- Polypedates discantus
- Polypedates hecticus
- Polypedates himalayensis
- Polypedates impresus
- Polypedates insularis
- Polypedates iskandari
- Polypedates leucomystax
- Polypedates macrotis
- Polypedates maculatus
- Polypedates megacephalus
- Polypedates mutus
- Polypedates occidentalis
- Polypedates otilophus
- Polypedates pseudocruciger
- Polypedates pseudotilophus
- Polypedates ranwellai
- Polypedates subansiriensis
- Polypedates taeniatus
- Polypedates teraiensis
- Polypedates zed
