India GOAmphibian · Rhacophorus malabaricus
Malabar gliding frog
IUCN LC · Least concern
A bright green tree frog of the Western Ghats with red webbed feet that it spreads to glide between trees.
👀 How to recognise it
Found at night in monsoon forest, usually near a foam nest hanging over water. The webbing between the toes is bright orange-red.
Where to see it
Goa
The Western Ghats monsoon has become a wildlife season of its own, and the gliding frog is its emblem: bright green, red-footed, and found by torchlight beside a stream.
Chorla Ghat (in season) · Budbudyanchi Tali (Bubbling Lake), Netravali (in season) · Dudhsagar Falls (in season)