The Chinese flying frog or Chinese gliding frog (Zhangixalus dennysi) is a species of tree frog in the family Rhacophoridae found in China, Laos, Burma, and Vietnam. It is also known as Blanford's whipping frog, large treefrog, and Denny's whipping frog.[2]
Adult exhibited at Museum of Discovery and Science (Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US)
It is up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, irrigated land, and canals, and ditches. This frog has been observed between 200 and 1500 meters above sea level.[3][4]
Females lay eggs in foam nests attached to branches and grasses hanging over water. They create nests by beating a frothy secretion into foam with their hind legs.
It is considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
^Peter Paul van Dijk, Nguyen Quang Truong, Bryan Stuart, Michael Wai Neng Lau, Geng Baorong, Gu Huiqing, Yang Datong (2004). "Zhangixalus dennysi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58987A11855235. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58987A11855235.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Rhacophorus dennysi, Amphibian Species of the World 5.6
^Frost, Darrel R. "Zhangixalus dennysi (Blanford, 1881)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
^"Zhangixalus dennysi (Blanford, 1881)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
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