It is variously known under the common names of black-webbed tree frog, green flying frog, or Reinwardt's tree frog.

Believed at its discovery in 1870 to represent a population of the black-webbed tree frog (Rhacophorus reinwardtii), it was first described in 1871 as R. maculatus by John Anderson.

It is variously known under the common names of black-webbed tree frog, green flying frog, or Reinwardt's tree frog.

Overall, this frog looks much like the green flying frog (R. reinwardtii) and R. kio, which even if full grown do not reach the size of Wallace's flying frog, though, and have more orange web fringes.

It is variously known under the common names of black-webbed tree frog, green flying frog, or Reinwardt's tree frog.