Malabar gliding frog Malabar gliding frog The Malabar gliding frog or Malabar flying frog (Rhacophorus malabaricus) is a Rhacophorid tree frog species found in the Western Ghats of India. The term "gliding" frog refers to its ability to break its fall by stretching the webbing between its toes when making leaps down from the treetops. It can make gliding jumps of 9–12 m, a maximum of about 115 times its length. This frog has a body length of about 10 cm (4 in), making it one of the largest moss frogs. Males are smaller than females. Its back skin is finely granulated and
Malabar grouper spots. The tail fin is rounded. "Epinephelus malabaricus" is a protogynous hermaphrodite, as these fishes at some point in their lifespan change sex from female to male. Malabar grouper are voracious predators, they feed on fish, crustaceans, and occasionally, cephalopods. As most fish, the Malabar grouper harbours a variety of parasites, including the diplectanid monogeneans "Pseudorhabdosynochus manifestus", "P. maaensis", "P. malabaricus", "P. manipulus", "P. marcellus", and "P. maternus". Malabar groupers are harvested for food, sport, and commercially; some are grown in aquaculture. Malabar grouper The Malabar grouper or greasy grouper, "Epinephelus malabaricus", is a species of marine fish in the