Malabar gliding frog frogs, they build foam nests above small pools of water, into which the tadpoles drop after hatching. 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
Malabar, Indonesia Malabar, Indonesia Malabar is an area in Indonesia in Java. It is in the province of West Java, in the Bandung Regency, south of the city of Bandung near Mount Malabar (Gunung Malabar), a stratovolcano. It was formerly well known as a hill station near to the town of Pangalengan for recreation during the Dutch period in Indonesia. Some of the tea estates in the area provide good facilities for tourists to stay overnight, walk through tracks in the tea plantations, and bath in nearby hot springs. One of the main tea estates in the area, the Malabar Tea Estate,