Common tree frog (Polypedates leucomystax)

Common tree frog (Polypedates leucomystax) is a species belonging to the family Rhacophoridae. It is a medium-sized frog with a triangular head and a pointed snout that is rounded at the tip. The eyes are large and prominent, with horizontal pupils. The snout-vent length is 77.9 mm, the head width is 28.2 mm, the head length is 23.7 mm, and the head height is 23.5 mm. The tympanum is smaller than the eye, with a diameter of 5.3 mm.

The eye diameter is 7 mm. The distance from the snout to the eye is 13.5 mm, the distance between the eye and the nostril is 9.5 mm, and the distance between the nostrils is 3.8 mm. There is a light-colored line above the lip, the canthus rostralis is clearly defined, and the nostrils are positioned much closer to the tip of the snout than to the eyes.





The body is slender and golden-yellow in color, featuring brownish, irregularly circular blotches on the back and irregular stripes on the limbs. The skin on the dorsal side is smooth, while the ventral side is covered in coarse white speckles. The sacral vertebrae are clearly visible, forming a pair of distinct protrusions on the back; the waist is narrow, and the cloacal opening is located at the terminal end of the body.

The forelimbs have four digits, and the hindlimbs have five. The digits on the forelimbs are barely webbed, while those on the hindlimbs are two-thirds webbed. Each digit terminates in a disc pad. The hindlimbs are slender, with a total length of 122.7 mm; the tibia measures 41.3 mm, and the length from the heel to the tip of the fourth toe is 22.8 mm.

Its natural habitat encompasses subtropical and tropical regions—both wet and dry—ranging from lowlands to highlands. It inhabits shrublands, grasslands, areas with stagnant or flowing water, as well as agricultural, rural, and urban environments.

Mating takes place along the edges of shallow bodies of water. The male frog comes first and calls the female with a characteristic loud voice. The female lays 100-400 eggs in a protective foam attached to vegetation or other objects above the water surface. Egg diameter 1.99 mm, hatch after 3-4 days. Tadpoles develop in foam nests, then fall into the water. They grow into adult frogs within 7 weeks.

TAXON

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Subfamily: Rhacophorinae
Genus: Polypedates Tschudi (1838)
Complex: Polypedates leucomystax
Species: Polypedates leucomystax Gravenhorst (1829)

SYNONYMS

Hyla leucomystax Gravenhorst (1829)
Hyla leucopogon Tschudi (1838)
Hyla quadrilineata Wiegmann (1834)
Hyla quadrivirgata Tschudi (1838)
Hyla sexvirgata Gravenhorst (1829)
Hyla wirzi Roux (1927)
Hylorana longipes Fischer (1885)
Polypedates maculatus quadrilineatus Wiegmann (1834)
Polypedates quadrilineatus Wiegmann (1834)
Polypedates rugosus Duméril & Bibron (1841
Rhacophorus kampeni Ahl (1927
Rhacophorus leucomystax Gravenhorst (1829)

VERNACULAR NAME

Banyumas: Perkak
Chinese (simplified): 爪哇泛树蛙
Chinese (traditional): 白頷樹蛙
Czech: Létavka obecná
Danish: Almindelig Asiatisk Træfrø
English: Common tree frog, Common southeast asian tree frog, Javan tree frog, Asian brown treefrog, Four-lined tree frog, Golden tree frog
German: Weißbart-Ruderfrosch
Indonesian: Katak pohon bergaris, Gudindang
Italian: Racoforo maculato
Japanese: シロアゴガエル
Java: Bencok
Korean: 아시아갈색청개구리
Lithuanian: Baltaūsė skraidvarlė
Malaysia: Katak pokok berjalur empat, Katak pokok jalur empat, Katak pokok biasa
Polish: Wielkostopka domowa
Russian: Домовая лягушка - Домовый веслоног
Sunda: Cekay, Gedindang, Gudindang
Taiwan: 白頷樹蛙
Thai: ปาดใต้ - ปาดบ้าน

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