Leptomantis malkmusi (Dehling, 2015)

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Leptomantis malkmusi is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Malaysia, where it has been observed between 500 and 1000 meters above sea level. The adult male frog measures 26.4–29.3 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 32.3–35.4 mm. This frog can change color. The skin of the dorsum is ochre during the day and light brown at night. There are small, dark spots, and large brown blotches on the back. There is a dark brown intraorbital mark. There are white spots on the sides of the head with a dark brown line around each one and one white spot underneath each tympanum. There are bars on the tops of all four legs. These stripes are gray during the day and dark brown at night. There are white tubercules on the legs. There is bright yellow color on parts of the sides, legs, and feet. The toes, belly, and throat are white in color. The webbed skin on all four feet is gray in color.

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Identity & source status

Scientific name

Leptomantis malkmusi (Dehling, 2015)

Name authority

(Dehling, 2015)

Rank

species

Accepted status

accepted

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Anura

Family

Rhacophoridae

Genus

Leptomantis

Extinction status

Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
2. kingdomAnimalia
3. phylumChordata
4. subphylumVertebrata
5. infraphylumGnathostomata
6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
7. megaclassTetrapoda
8. classAmphibia
9. orderAnura
10. familyRhacophoridae Hoffman, 1932
11. subfamilyRhacophorinae Hoffman, 1932
12. genusLeptomantis Peters, 1867
13. speciesLeptomantis malkmusi (Dehling, 2015)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Leptomantis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Browse 395 records assigned to Rhacophoridae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1100408 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3TQYR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.