Philautus aurantium (common names: Mendolong bubble-nest frog, golden-legged bush frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Borneo and found in the Mount Kinabalu region in Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia. Philautus gunungensis is sometimes considered its subspecies, Philautus aurantium gunungensis.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Golden-legged Bush Frog being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Raorchestes hassanensis
- Dendropsophus kamagarini
- Leptomantis angulirostris
- Raorchestes anili
- Raorchestes ponmudi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Rhacophoridae
- Genus
- Philautus
- Species
- Philautus aurantium
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