Rhacophorus georgii | |
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R. georgii in Indonesia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Rhacophoridae |
Genus: | Rhacophorus |
Species: | R. georgii
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Binomial name | |
Rhacophorus georgii
Roux, 1904
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Rhacophorus georgii (common name: Tuwa flying frog) is a species of flying frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. [2] Its type locality ("Tuwa, Paluthal, West-Central Celebes" [2]) cannot be located, but it has recently been collected from Buton, off southeastern Sulawesi. [1]
Rhacophorus georgii live in lowland forests, below 800 m (2,600 ft) asl. These frogs attach foamy egg masses to the trunks of trees, 1–3 cm above water-filled tree cavities; each female can carry 29–108 eggs. Upon hatching, tadpoles fall to these water-filled cavities. [1]
Specific threats to this species are unknown but it is probably negatively affected by habitat loss. [1]