Philautus bunitus

Philautus bunitus is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Malaysian Borneo and inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and is threatened by habitat loss.

Philautus bunitus
Adult male on a leaf
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Philautus
Species:
P. bunitus
Binomial name
Philautus bunitus
Inger, Stuebing & Tan, 1995

Description

Relatively large sized adults (SVL of male: up to 41 mm; female up to 46 mm). Stocky in habit. Finger tips with rounded discs. Webbing in the base of fingers rudimentary. Supratympanic fold distinct. Hind feet with moderate webbing. Toe tips with dilated discs. Skin sparsely granular on dorsum. Small spinular projections on upper eyelids. Ventral side granular. Coloration variable. Generally green with black spots or stripes. Venter uniformly lemon yellow turning bright orange towards the vent. Iris brownish with black vermiculations. Inner and outer sides of thigh and tarsus bright orange.[2]

Distribution, natural history and ecology

It occurs in Mt. Kinabalu in western Sabah. It is restricted to elevations of 1000 to 1900 m amsl. It has the habit of being restricted to understorey vegetation.[2]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2018. Philautus bunitus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T58824A123693430. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T58824A123693430.en. Downloaded on 23 December 2018.
  2. Inger, Robert F and Stuebing, Robert B. A field guide to the frogs of Borneo. 2005. Natural History Publications, Borneo, Malaysia
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