Taruga eques
The spurred tree frog, saddled tree frog, Gunther's whipping frog, or the montane hourglass tree frog (Taruga eques) is a frog. It lives in Sri Lanka. People have seen it between 1202 and 2135 m above sea level.[1][2][3][4]
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Endangered (IUCN3.1Q)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Taruga |
| Species: | T. eques
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| Binomial name | |
| Taruga eques (Günther, 1858)
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Home
This frog lives on the ground and in trees. People see the adult frogs on tree trunks and high in the trees where the branches come together like a roof, and on grass near ponds. People have seen this frog between 1000 and 2300 meters above sea level. People do not see this frog in places that people have changed.[3]
Young
Danger
Scientists say this frog is in danger of dying out.[3]
Some of the places this frog lives are protected parks: Horton Plains National Park, Hakgala Strict Nature Reserve, Knuckles Forest Reserve, and Peak Wilderness Sanctuary.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R.. 'Taruga eques (Günther, 1858). Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference.American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ↑ 'Taruga eques (Günther, 1858). AmphibiaWebUniversity of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. Montane Hour-glass Tree-frog: Taruga eques'. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2020). p. e.T58946A156586528. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58946A156586528.en. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ↑ Poyarkov Jr NA. A new species of the genus Theloderma Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Tay Nguyen Plateau, central Vietnam.. Zoological Research 39 (3) (2018). p. 156-180. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2018.018/. Retrieved June 6, 2023.