Rhacophorus modestus

Rhacophorus modestus is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia. Its common name is Boulenger's flying frog.[2] It is only known from the type series collected from a montane forest on the Mount Kerinci, within the Kerinci Seblat National Park. Habitat loss is occurring on the lower slopes of the mountain.[1]

Rhacophorus modestus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Rhacophorus
Species:
R. modestus
Binomial name
Rhacophorus modestus
Boulenger, 1920

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2018. Rhacophorus modestus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T59004A97421492. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T59004A97421492.en. Downloaded on 24 December 2018.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Rhacophorus modestus Boulenger, 1920". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 July 2015.


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