NATURAL HISTORY:
Rhacophorus nigropalmatus
Wallace's Flying Frog

I recall on a recent family trip to an aquarium in North Carolina a frog that, little known to me at the time, could fly.  Well, not really fly in the true sense of flying, but the Wallace's Flying frog uses is extreme foot webbing and skin flaps on the side of its body to glide through the air.  This is not to say that the frog can jump from the ground and fly off, but as long as the frog is above the ground, it can glide short distances with help from gravity (more of a controlled fall).  This little frogs is naturally found in the rainforests of Malaysia and Borneo, but I was lucky enough to see it in NC.  It can be found in moist tropical forests high up in the trees only coming down to mate and lay eggs, so unless you're looking for it, you probably will not see one out on your own. They can grow up to 4 in (10cm) and the one I saw seemed to fall just under 4 inches in length and appeared to be a female (guessing based on size).  While they are not the only frogs to develop this unique form of locomotion, they are the largest, making them even more interesting to me.   These amphibians are carnivorous, feeding mostly on insects, and has a population that is considered to be stable at this time (until someone tries to find an unnecessary market for them too)