Philautus jacobsoni

Philautus jacobsoni is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Java, Indonesia. It is known only from Mount Ungaran, Central Java, Indonesia. There is only one preserved specimen held at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, Netherlands that was collected in the 1930s. Its status in the wild is currently unknown and could possibly be extinct, as it has not been recently found.[2]

Philautus jacobsoni

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Philautus
Species:
P. jacobsoni
Binomial name
Philautus jacobsoni
(van Kampen, 1912)

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Djoko Iskandar; Mumpuni (2004). "Philautus jacobsoni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T58857A11850272. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58857A11850272.en. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. Jangan Harap Bertemu Kodok Ungaran


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