FLYING FROG Definition & Meaning

flying frog

either of two East Indian frogs, Rhacophorus nigrapalmatus and R. pardalis, having broadly webbed feet permitting long, gliding leaps.

flying frog

any of several tropical frogs of the family Rhacophoridae , esp Rhacophorus reinwardtii of Malaya, that glide between trees by means of long webbed digits

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First recorded in 1680–90

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Examples have not been reviewed.

Back in the forest, a Wallace’s flying frog sprang from a tree—its spindly legs and webbed toes spread-eagle—seeming more bat than amphibian.

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Although his biggest breakthrough was the discovery of the "Wallace Flying Frog".

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"The Flying Frog proved that evolution was ongoing", added Mr Bailey.

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National Geographic reported on an Australian researcher working in Vietnam who discovered a great-looking new species of flying frog.

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She named it Helen’s Flying Frog, for her mother.

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