Have you ever seen Malabar Gliding Frog? I have seen once in my lifetime. I came across this attracting frog once I have visited Ponmudi hills in Kerala.

They can glide slantingly from a tree over a distance of 10 meters. When jumping/gliding the webs of all four limbs are fully extended. The frogs naturally like humid surroundings but do not tolerate water.

In captivity during the day the frogs usually rested on the leaves with their legs gathered together and body flattened, with the forefeet folded underneath their body, and pupils, contracted to tiny slits. This posture and their leaf green color render them almost invisible among the leaves.

The frog fed on houseflies at night in captivity.

Breeding

Breeding coincides with south-west monsoon. A large group of frogs was observed calling in Goa forests, all sitting on bamboo shoots. The call can be syllabised as ‘tak-tak-tarrik’. The amplexus was axillary, the male holding the female at her armpit. Foam nests were attached to vegetation some meters above the pool.

Tadpoles olive in color closely dotted with dark brown on the body and lighter on the tail; Length of body 16mm, length of tail 26 mm. The toes are nearly entirely webbed. The tadpoles are carnivores.