Polypedates colletti

Polypedates colletti is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is found in the Malay Peninsula, southern Vietnam, Borneo, Sumatra, and islands of the South China Sea.

Etymology

The specific name colletti honours Robert Collett, Norwegian zoologist.

Description

Males can reach and females in snout–vent length. The snout is conspicuously acute. The tympanum is distinct. The dorsum is usually brownish or grayish, and most individuals have an hour-glass pattern in their back. The belly is whitish-cream. The throat may have dark vermiculations. The limbs have darkish cross-bars.
The tadpoles grow to in total length and have a marbled pattern on head, trunk, and tail.

Habitat and conservation

Polypedates colletti inhabits lowland marshy evergreen rainforest areas, including mildly disturbed, selectively logged forest, at elevations up to above [sea level]. During the breeding, it forms aggregations around temporary rain pools; adults perch at height in the vegetation. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss. It is found in a number of protected areas.