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Black-webbed Tree Frog
Rhacophorus reinwardtii
The Black-webbed Tree Frog is a spectacular gliding amphibian with extensive webbing between its toes. Canopy-dwelling and active, it demands an exceptionally tall, heavily planted rainforest terrarium.
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Rhacophoridae
Genus:Rhacophorus
Species:Rhacophorus reinwardtii
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Environment
Terrestrial
Humidity
70 - 90 %
Day temperature
24 - 28 °C
Night temperature
20 - 23 °C
UVB
Low
Species description
Geographical Origin and Habitat: Native to Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. They inhabit the high canopy of primary and secondary tropical rainforests, descending to pools only to breed.
Taxonomy and Genetics: Belonging to the family Rhacophoridae. Commonly known as Reinwardt's Flying Frog or Black-webbed Flying Frog. It is adapted for gliding flight through the evolution of enlarged hands and feet with extensive webbing.
Behavior and Habits: Strictly nocturnal and arboreal. They spend daylight hours sleeping stuck to leaves. At night, they climb and jump, spreading their webbed toes to glide through the air.
Morphology: Reaches 5–8 cm in length. Females are significantly larger and bulkier than males. Males are smaller and possess internal vocal sacs to produce calling sounds.
Care, breeding and tankmates
Terrarium Setup: A tall vertical terrarium (minimum 60x45x60 cm) is required. Furnish with broad-leafed live plants (Pothos, Monstera) and branches at various heights. Use a damp soil and moss substrate.
Lighting and Heating: Keep daytime temperatures at 24–27°C, with a night drop to 20–22°C. Avoid temperatures above 29°C. Provide gentle ambient lighting and low-output (2–5%) UVB.
Humidity and Hydration: Maintain high humidity levels of 70–90%. Mist the enclosure twice daily with dechlorinated water. Provide a clean, medium-sized water bowl on the enclosure floor.
Feeding and Supplementation: Insectivorous. Feed on crickets, roaches, flies, and moths. Dust all prey with a high-quality calcium and multivitamin supplement containing D3 two to three times a week.
Compatibility: Peaceful. Can be housed in small groups of similarly sized individuals in spacious, heavily planted enclosures.
Health and Common Diseases: Highly susceptible to bacterial skin infections (red leg) if the enclosure is constantly wet without adequate air circulation. Handle only when strictly necessary using wet, powder-free gloves.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Native to Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. They inhabit the high canopy of primary and secondary tropical rainforests, descending to pools only to breed.
Origin
North AmericaEurope, Mediterranean, and West AsiaSouth and Southeast Asia
Amphibian profile
- Diet
- No verified data available
- Life expectancy
- No verified data available
- Adult size
- 8.27 cm
- Lifestyle/Microhabitat
- No verified data available
- Activity cycle
- No verified data available
- Sociality
- No verified data available
- Reproduction
- No verified data available
- Toxicity
- No verified data available
- Life stage
- No verified data available
- Handling tolerance
- No verified data available
- Brumation
- No verified data available
- Molting
- No verified data available
The catalog's scalar value is 8.27 cm. The AmphiBIO v1 source reports a maximum adult measurement of 8.27 cm for this species, recorded as snout–vent length (SVL). These figures are not interchangeable: the first is the profile's editorial reference, whereas the second is a published maximum under a specific measurement convention; differences among sources can reflect sex, population, life stage and measuring method.
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