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Rhacophorus borneensis
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates
Habitat
Forest canopy, descending to breed at ponds
Range
Endemic to Borneo
Clutch size
Several hundred eggs in a foam nest (typical for Rhacophorus)
Incubation period
About 1 week to hatching (typical for Rhacophorus)
Size
Medium-large (60–80mm)
Weight
~25–45g
A Bornean-endemic gliding frog, closely related to the more famous Wallace's flying frog, with extensively webbed fingers and toes that open into 'parachutes' allowing controlled glides between trees.
Nocturnal and largely arboreal, spending most of its life in the canopy and only descending to breed, building a foam nest on vegetation overhanging ponds. An uncommon and opportunistic sighting given its high-canopy habits.
