Common Indian Tree Frog

At Dera, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu.

Common name: Common Indian tree frog; Chunam tree frog; Himalayan tree frog.

Scientific name: Polypedates maculatus

Scientific classification: Kingdom: Animalia
                                             Phylum: Chordata
                                             Sub-phylum: Vertebrata
                                             Class: Amphibia
                                             Sub-class: Lissamphibia
                                             Order: Anura
                                             Suborder: Neobatrachia
                                             Family: Rhacophoridae
                                             Subfamily: Rhacophorinae
                                             Genus: Polypedates
                                             Species: P. maculatus

Type of species: Indigenous

Habitat: This common and adaptable frog prefers moist and sheltered areas.

Conservation status: Least concern


Distribution: This frog species is widespread throughout South Asia : Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It may also be found in China and Myanmar due to their proximity.

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