Ghatixalus variabilis

[2] It has a number of common names, including green tree frog,[2] though it is terrestrial rather than arboreal in its life style.

[3] Ghatixalus variabilis build spherical foams nests that are suspended up to 3 m (9.8 ft) above the water.

[1][4] Ghatixalus variabilis is found in the Nilgiri hills (a part of the Western Ghats), Tamil Nadu, India.

They are found in evergreen montane forest patches at high altitudes, between 925 and 2630 meters above sea level.

The patches of remaining forest are separated by farmland, which prevents frogs from moving between enclaves.

Illustration of Polypedates pleurostictus from Albert Günther 's The Reptiles of British India where it was described as a new species in 1864. [ 5 ] A study published in 2001 considered it to be synonym of Ghatixalus variabilis , although another study published the same year doubted this. At present, it is treated as a synonym of G. variabilis . [ 2 ]