'He is indeed the best of animals,' replied Rat, 'So simple, so good-natured, and so affectionate. Perhaps he's not very clever - we can't all be geniuses, and it may be that he is both boastful and conceited. But he has got some great qualities, has Toady.'

Sunday, July 29, 2012

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a frog?

The Wallace’s Flying Frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) doesn't spend it's time like some frogs, swimming or hopping around, It spends it's life in the trees. When It needs to escape from a predator, it jumps and glides to another tree! It has a lot of webbing in between it's toes to catch the air and glide, and extra padding on their toes to help them land.
They can glide up to 50 feet and land on tree branches or sometimes the ground, although they usually only go on the ground to mate or lay eggs.

It grows to be about 4 inches long. It can be found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Fortunately, This species of frog is considered "Least Concern" on the endangered list. Lets hope this amazing frog species keeps its numbers up and lives long!

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