Polypedates colletti
Polypedates colletti (Collett's tree frog, Collett's treefrog, Collett's whipping frog or black-spotted tree frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is found in the Malay Peninsula (Thailand and Malaysia), southern Vietnam, Borneo, Sumatra, and islands of the South China Sea (including Natuna Islands). Etymology. The specific name "colletti" honours Robert Collett, Norwegian zoologist. Description. Males can reach and females in snout–vent length. The snout is conspicuously acute. The tympanum is distinct. The dorsum is usually brownish or grayish, and most individuals have an hour-glass pattern in their back . The belly is whitish-cream. The throat may have dark vermiculations. The limbs have darkish cross-bars. The tadpoles grow to in total length and have a marbled pattern on head, trunk, and tail. Habitat and conservation. "Polypedates colletti" inhabits lowland marshy evergreen rainforest areas, including mildly disturbed, selectively logged forest, at elevations up to above sea level. During the breeding, it forms aggregations around temporary rain pools; adults perch at height in the vegetation. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss. It is found in a number of protected areas.