Taruga eques

The spurred tree frog, saddled tree frog, Gunther's whipping frog, or the montane hourglass tree frog (Taruga eques) is a frog.  It lives in Sri Lanka. People have seen it between 1202 and 2135 m above sea level.

Home
This frog lives on the ground and in trees. People see the adult frogs on tree trunks and high in the trees where the branches come together like a roof, and on grass near ponds. People have seen this frog between 1000 and 2300 meters above sea level. People do not see this frog in places that people have changed.

Young

The tadpoles swim in ponds with grass around them.

Danger
Scientists say this frog is in danger of dying out.

Some of the places this frog lives are protected parks: Horton Plains National Park, Hakgala Strict Nature Reserve, Knuckles Forest Reserve, and Peak Wilderness Sanctuary.

References

Category:Frogs of Asia