Name: Malabar Gliding Frog - Signed Fine Art Print
SKU: 83165
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Malabar Gliding Frog – Signed Fine Art Print

$19.95 – $27.95

Information about the Malabar Gliding Frog:

This Malabar Gliding Frog lives in the tropical forests of Western Ghats of India. It’s about 4 inches long (10 cm) This amphibian is one of the largest moss frogs. Males are smaller than females. As the name implies, the frog has the ability to spread it’s large toepads to control a fall and glide from tree to tree. It is an arboreal species of tropical moist evergreen forest, deciduous forest, secondary forests and coffee plantations. It is present in the lower canopy and understory levels of the forest. It breeds in vegetation overhanging ponds, and the tadpoles develop in the pools. While the frog, like many of the worlds amphibians, is on the decline due to habitat loss, climate change and pollution, it is not considered endangered.

The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality:
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²)
• Opacity: 94%

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Description

Fine art illustration of a Malabar Gliding or Flying Frog (Rhacophorus malabaricus.) The illustration is available in black and white or color.

Artist’s notes:

The Malabar Gliding Frog was completed on 2.10.2013. When I was first putting the catalog of animal images together nearly 10 years ago, one of the first animals I drew was a gliding frog – an image that became something of an iconic image for me. I decided a collection of five of the more beautiful species for a collage. I selected the Malabar Gliding Frog because of the lovely shade of green it is, along with the wonderful yellow and red coloration on the legs and lower portions. The drawing is based on a photo by Vishal Prasad.

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