Young Wallace's Flying Frogs

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Just another bird dropping, I thought, but I checked it out anyway, because, sometimes they turned out to be crab spiders in camouflage. This one, however, was a froglet! I was totally amazed.


After a little bit of research, we found out that this was a Wallace's Flying Frog(let), Rhacophorus nigropalmatus. SVL approx. 10mm. Totally different from the green adult!

Rhacophorus nigropalmatus IMG_5795 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr



Rhacophorus nigropalmatus IMG_5791 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr


This one still has tail

Rhacophorus nigropalmatus IMG_5865 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr


Juvenile Rhacophorus nigropalmatus

Rhacophorus nigropalmatus IMG_5964 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr



Rhacophorus nigropalmatus IMG_5987b copy by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr



Rhacophorus nigropalmatus IMG_5992 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr


Adult R. nigropalmatus looks like this:

Rhacophorus nigropalmatus IMG_5629 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr


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