Rhacophorus
dulitensis
is among the most beautiful and graceful Bornean
frogs.
The coloration is a luminous green with some red-brown markings. The belly skin is partially translucent, so that eggs can be seen in females.
Males are up to 40 mm, females are approx. 50 mm. Males call from vegetation around ponds. We found them perching 1-2 m above ground. The call is a soft trill.
The coloration is a luminous green with some red-brown markings. The belly skin is partially translucent, so that eggs can be seen in females.
Males are up to 40 mm, females are approx. 50 mm. Males call from vegetation around ponds. We found them perching 1-2 m above ground. The call is a soft trill.
R.
dulitensis
is quite common in primary lowland forests, but may
be hard to find because it lives high up in the
trees and comes down only to breed. Breeding bouts
seem to be quite unpredictable.
We found tadpoles in ponds and puddles with silty bottom; some of them were ephemeral. These preferences are shared with, for example, Rhacophorus appendiculatus.
We found tadpoles in ponds and puddles with silty bottom; some of them were ephemeral. These preferences are shared with, for example, Rhacophorus appendiculatus.
