Ohmei Green Tree Frog - Ohmei Green Tree Frog

...The gliding frog R. reinwardti (English name: gliding frog), found in Southeast Asia, is known for gliding from the trees by spreading the extremely developed webbed feet like a parachute. It places several leaves together and lays foam egg masses between them. The Omei green tree frog Polypedates omeimontes , a different genus that lives in Sichuan Province, China, lays egg masses by attaching them to leaves, but the amount of foam is small and the eggs are visible from the outside. The white-chinned tree frog P. leucomystax was artificially transported to Okinawa Island after the war and established there, laying foam egg masses on the ground near water. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Oomei green tree frog" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…極端に発達した四肢の水かきをパラシュートのように広げ，樹上から滑空することで知られる東南アジア産のトビガエルR.reinwardti(英名gliding frog)は，数枚の木の葉を合わせてその間に泡の卵塊を産みつける。別属で中国四川省にすむオーメイアオガエルPolypedates omeimontesの場合は，木の葉にくっつけて卵塊を産むが，泡の量が少なく卵が外から見える。シロアゴガエルP.leucomystaxは戦後沖縄本島に人為的に運ばれ定着した種類で，泡状の卵塊を水辺の地上に産む。…

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