澄靜齋

I backed Mei-Feng just for few days, the weather already was cool on 2100m elevation in October. Many reptiles and amphibians were almost gone. I couldn’t hear frogs’ sound even at dark.

One day, I worked in OrchidGarden. After pruning Nantou Galangal, I took pictures for a Conical Waxy Cap. Then something dropped in front of my sight. I didn’t know where it came from. It’s so green and cute, and made me so happy. I didn’t see it closing a year. It’s my old friend, Moltrecht’s Treefrog.

Maybe the weather was cloudy, maybe the Orchid Gargen was moist.Maybe my working disturbed the place it stayed.Anyway I’m glad to see it because I thought originally I should wait for 4~5 month to see it again. So this’s excited.

Conical Waxy Cap. I was taking picture for it.

Something droped on Leek Orchid.

It was so cute. The black and red stripes on its legs were conspicuous.

 I placed Moltrecht’s Treefrog on Galangal. Let it find a shadow to hide easilier. 

Information:

Moltrecht’s Treefrog

Scientific name: Rhacophorus moltrechti  Boulenger ,1908

Family: Rhacophoridae

Length: 40~60mm

Description:

       Its upper surface is bright or dark green with some small light green spots occcationally.

       It has white chin and belly. Some black and red stripes inside surface of legs.

Flash point: Yellow or orange

Call: Gwa–ah~ Gwa Gwa Gwa Gwa Gwa Gwa Gwa……

Habitat: From low elevation to higher than 2000m elevtion. Forest, orchard, farming land.

              Endemic to Taiwan.