Rhacophorus turpes

Rhacophorus turpes is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to northern Myanmar. Little is known about this species that is only known from the original collection in 1937–1939 by Ronald Kaulback. The type locality, "Htingnan", is in Kachin State, with an approximate altitude of above sea level.

Habitat

Rhacophorus turpes is probably an arboreal forest dweller.

Description

The syntypes, a male and a female, measured and in snout–vent length, respectively. They are pale pinkish-brownish above, with black spots or an indistinct darker path. Skin is smooth above but strongly granulate upon the belly and the anal region. Fingers are half-webbed whereas the toes are fully webbed.