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- The delimitation of " Polypedates " versus the related " Rhacophorus " has been difficult.
- Amphibians of " Fejervarya pulla " and " Polypedates cruciger " have been recorded from the area.
- "R . maximus " and " Polypedates feae " were once contained within Wallace's flying frog as subspecies.
- On the other hand, " Baram ", a district in Sarawak, is the type locality of " Polypedates macrotis ".
- In recognition of his outstanding contribution to India's modern amphibian systematics scientists named a frog after him " Polypedates bijui ".
- This frog is closely related to " Polypedates cruciger " from Sri Lanka and " P . pseudocruciger " from Western Ghats.
- The recently described " Polypedates bijui " has now been renamed as " Beddomixalus bijui ", the only species in its genus.
- "Bongao " in the common name refers to type locality of " Philautus montanus ", now synonymized with " Polypedates macrotis ".
- "Polypedates leucomystax " is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN . It is in fact a species complex containing various cryptic species within it.
- The "'western tree frog "'( " Polypedates occidentalis " ) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family endemic to India.
- Females of many frog species, such as the common tree frog ( " Polypedates leucomystax " ), reply to the male calls, which acts to reinforce reproductive activity in a breeding colony.
- Considering tadpoles, the vent of Polypedates forms a tube between left leg and tail, and in " Taruga ", there is no such tube, only an opening between leg and tail.
- There are also several more features of the mouth cavity, such as the number of projections on the tongue, shape of the tongue etc . that helps to distinguish " Taruga " from Polypedates.
- The northwestern subspecies " P . m . himalayensis " was formerly considered a separate species . " Polypedates leucomystax ", a very similar species, was formerly included in " P . maculatus ".
- ""'Polypedates leucomystax " "'is a species in the shrub frog P . maculatus " ( or " Rhacophorus maculatus ", as was common in older times ), but today they are generally considered distinct species.