Polypedates iskandari
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| Polypedates iskandari | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Polypedates |
| Species: | P. iskandari |
| Binomial name | |
| Polypedates iskandari Riyanto, Mumpuni, and McGuire, 2011[2] | |
Polypedates iskandari is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia.[3] It belongs to the Polypedates leucomystax species complex;[2][3] it was split from Polypedates leucomystax in 2011 based on a morphometric analysis.[2] This split has been challenged because male vocalizations between specimens from Sulawesi and Java show only minor differences and because genetic differences (as shown by Brown and colleagues[4]) are low.[5]
The specific name iskandari honours Djoko Iskandar, an Indonesian zoologist and herpetologist.[2][6]