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Rhacophorus taronensisRhacophorus burmanus at Sunderview , Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary. (West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India). From
Wikimedia CommonsDate: 25 May 2010, 17:44:30Source: http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+0610+2144Author: Chintan Sheth
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Found this beautiful pair up a Guava tree, braving the heavy rain. They were so cozy and comfy in their secret little perch, perfectly blending in with the surroundings. The one on the left is the male and the other a female.These frogs are so effective in blending in. Their perch is visible only from this little gap among the leaves! No other angle or a clearer picture was possible! But I cant ask for more. I am more than happy to have found these guys in the first place :-D
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A Malabar Gliding Frog beautifully blending in on a Sweet Lime tree. I am very happy to see my friends developing a positive attitude towards these marvelous creatures. Now they are happy to just let them be :-)Thank you Ashwan for providing a habitat for these creatures to thrive in. :-)
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Blang Pidie, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Indonesia
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Mulu Airport, Sarawak, Malaysia
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Beluru, Sarawak, Malaysia
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With a private pool, perfect home, zero pollution and no disturbances this little guy was in froggy heaven, complete with yummy flying delicacies. Truly a frog can't ask for more... ;-)This young Winged Gliding frog male still had a tail stub.The fly seen here at the right landed on the frog's snout and KaBOOoooM, munch, munch, gobble. Now, that really was fast food.. ;-)I was in heaven watching my favorite frog and its activities... :-)Size: 2cm approx
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Wouldn't have found this beautiful frog if not for his calls... So well camouflaged, only the red webbing on his feet gave away him away.He would stop calling when I was trying to find where he was. Then I had to wait for another 10 mins or so for him to resume his calls. Eventually i found him, deep inside the bush, beautifully camouflaged and at peace :-)
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Mulu Airport, Sarawak, Malaysia
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Beluru, Sarawak, Malaysia
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Found calling on shrubs in a coffee estate. There were four in number and along with Rhacophorus malabaricus.
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This little frog was resting on a broad leaf. Observe how well the limbs are tucked in..! :-)
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Mulu Airport, Sarawak, Malaysia
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Mulu Airport, Sarawak, Malaysia
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Last monsoon me and Anoop stumbled upon a little patch of froggy heaven in Coorg. It was a nesting site for Rhacophorus lateralis!!!The male seen here just 1 among the many who were in the process of finding a mate and building nests last year.There were many adults perched on leaves. But no nest building activity took place. Few males were calling and few were just contemplating. All the females were just staring into the dark.We knew our torch lights would be a disturbance to them if we hang around. So we quickly took a few photographs and waited for a couple of hours in the dark away from the nest site, listening to all sorts of frog calls. We had found tranquility then. It was past mid night now, we had a quick check then we went back leaving the frogs in peace.Very heavy rain and wind made the trip highly enjoyable. Detailed observation can be found here:
thewesternghats.indiabiodiversity.org/observation/show/33... and
thewesternghats.indiabiodiversity.org/observation/show/33...
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This photographs was taken in the breeding season, i.e., onset of monsoon in Western Ghats (month June)near a secondary forest. This is a male individual, calling for the female.
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