Zhangixalus pachyproctus

The protruded vent tree frog, thick anus tree frog, or white-lipped tree frog (Zhangixalus pachyproctus) is a frog. It lives in eastern China, Vietnam, and Thailand. Scientists think it might also live in Laos and Myanmar.[1][2]

Zhangixalus pachyproctus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Zhangixalus
Species:
Z. pachyproctus
Binomial name
Zhangixalus pachyproctus
Yu, Hui, Hou, Wu, Rao, and Yang, 2019

The adult male frog is about 74.2-83.3 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is about 102.4 mm long. The frog has white stropes down the sides of its jaw, body, and legs.[3]

References

  1. Frost, Darrel R. "Zhangixalus pachyproctus (Matsui and Panha, 2006)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  2. "Zhangixalus pachyproctus Yu, Hui, Hou, Wu, Rao, and Yang, 2019". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  3. Yu G; H Hui; M Hou; Z Wu; D Rao; J Yang (2019). "A new species of Zhangixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae), previously confused with Zhangixalus smaragdinus (Blyth, 1852)". Zootaxa (Abstract). 4711 (2): 275–292. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4711.2.3. PMID 32230496. Retrieved May 5, 2023.