''Leptomantis rufipes'' is a species of

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in the family

Rhacophoridae The Rhacophoridae are a family of frogs in tropical sub-Saharan Africa, South India and Sri Lanka, Japan, northeastern India to eastern China and Taiwan, south through the Philippines and Greater Sundas, and Sulawesi. They are commonly known as ...

. It is

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and known from isolated locations in south-central

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and eastern

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(

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) and central

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(Indonesia). Common names Malaysian flying frog and red-legged frog have been coined for this species. The

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''rufipes'' refers to the red webbing of this frog.

Description

Adult males measure and adult females about in snout–vent length. The body is moderately slender. The snout is sharply pointed. The

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is sharp. The tympanum is distinct and relatively larger in males than in females. The finger and toe tips are expanded into rounded discs. Both the fingers and the toes are webbed, the toes fully so. The body is pinkish brown above and on the flanks. The back may have dark speckling and irregular spots. A thin, white line runs from the tip of the snout along the canthus to the edge of the eyelid. The throat and chest are yellow-orange. The webbing is deep orange-red. The male advertisement call is a soft series of chuckles.

Habitat and conservation

''Leptomantis rufipes'' occurs in primary lowland rainforests below

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. Calling males are found in congregations, perched 1.5–3 m above the ground. The species can be locally abundant, but it is threatened by

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caused by logging. It occurs in a few protected areas.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q388373 rufipes Endemic fauna of Borneo Amphibians of Indonesia Amphibians of Malaysia Taxa named by Robert F. Inger Amphibians described in 1966 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN Amphibians of Borneo