Found this beautiful pair up a Guava tree, braving the heavy rain. They were so cozy and comfy in their secret little perch, perfectly blending in with the surroundings. The one on the left is the male and the other a female. These frogs are so effective in blending in. Their perch is visible only from this little gap among the leaves! No other angle or a clearer picture was possible! But I cant ask for more. I am more than happy to have found these guys in the first place :-D
Summary[edit] Description: English: Rhacophorus lateralis(Small tree frog) as seen in Bisle Ghats. Date: 14 July 2018, 22:00:25. Source: Own work. Author: Vinay bhat.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Photo of nest of Rhacophorus lateralis in leaves taken near Mojo Plantation in Coorg, Karnataka. Date: 4 September 2010. Source: Umesh Srinivasan (umesh.srinivasan AT gmail.com). Author: Umesh Srinivasan (umesh.srinivasan AT gmail.com). Permission(Reusing this file): : This work is free and may be used by anyone for any purpose. If you wish to use this content, you do not need to request permission as long as you follow any licensing requirements mentioned on this page. The Wikimedia Foundation has received an e-mail confirming that the copyright holder has approved publication under the terms mentioned on this page. This correspondence has been reviewed by an Volunteer Response Team (VRT) member and stored in our permission archive. The correspondence is available to trusted volunteers as ticket #2010092010005752. If you have questions about the archived correspondence, please use the OTRS noticeboard. Ticket link: https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketNumber=2010092010005752.
Found this beautiful pair up a Guava tree, braving the heavy rain. They were so cozy and comfy in their secret little perch, perfectly blending in with the surroundings. The one on the left is the male and the other a female.These frogs are so effective in blending in. Their perch is visible only from this little gap among the leaves! No other angle or a clearer picture was possible! But I cant ask for more. I am more than happy to have found these guys in the first place :-D
With a private pool, perfect home, zero pollution and no disturbances this little guy was in froggy heaven, complete with yummy flying delicacies. Truly a frog can't ask for more... ;-)This young Winged Gliding frog male still had a tail stub.The fly seen here at the right landed on the frog's snout and KaBOOoooM, munch, munch, gobble. Now, that really was fast food.. ;-)I was in heaven watching my favorite frog and its activities... :-)Size: 2cm approx
Summary[edit] Description: English: Rhacophorus lateralis-Small tree frog seen in Bisle Ghats. Date: 14 July 2018, 16:15:00. Source: Own work. Author: Vinay bhat.
Last monsoon me and Anoop stumbled upon a little patch of froggy heaven in Coorg. It was a nesting site for Rhacophorus lateralis!!!The male seen here just 1 among the many who were in the process of finding a mate and building nests last year.There were many adults perched on leaves. But no nest building activity took place. Few males were calling and few were just contemplating. All the females were just staring into the dark.We knew our torch lights would be a disturbance to them if we hang around. So we quickly took a few photographs and waited for a couple of hours in the dark away from the nest site, listening to all sorts of frog calls. We had found tranquility then. It was past mid night now, we had a quick check then we went back leaving the frogs in peace.Very heavy rain and wind made the trip highly enjoyable. Detailed observation can be found here: thewesternghats.indiabiodiversity.org/observation/show/33... and thewesternghats.indiabiodiversity.org/observation/show/33...
Summary[edit] Description: English: Photograph of Rhacophorus lateralis in its natural habitat, Mojo plantation, Kodagu district, Karnataka, South India. Date: 4 September 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Wernersoors.