''Polypedates discantus'', the Malayan slender tree frog or Malayan whipping frog, is a species of frog 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 endemic to

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

and

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

, where it has been observed between 61 and 206 meters above sea level. This frog's living and reproductive habits are not entirely clear, but it has been observed in dense grasses near temporary ponds and perched on vegetation .3 to 1.5 meters above those ponds. Scientists believe the female frog may lay eggs on these plants such that the tadpoles fall into the water, as other frogs in ''Polypedates'' do. The adult frog's skin is not co-ossified to the skull. The adult male frog makes four different advertisement calls. Scientists classify this frog as at least concern of dying out because, but they acknowledge deforestation for the purpose of palm oil plantations as a threat. There are some records of this frog being sold as a pet or for human consumption, but given that it has been considered conspecific with ''Polypedates leucomystax'', it is not clear whether the frogs sold were ''P. leucomystax'' or ''P. discantus''.

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Frogs of Asia Endemic fauna of Thailand Endemic fauna of Malaysia Amphibians described in 2013 discantus {{Rhacophoridae-stub