Rhacophorus bengkuluensis

Rhacophorus bengkuluensis is a frog. It lives in Sumatra in Indonesia. Scientists believe it lives between 250 and 900 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]

Rhacophorus bengkuluensis
Conservation status
VU (IUCN3.1Q)[1]
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Rhacophorus
Species:
R. bengkuluensis
Binomial name
Rhacophorus bengkuluensis
Streicher, Hamidy, Harvey, Anders, Shaney, Kurniawan, and Smith, 2014

Scientists used to think this frog was the same as Rhacophorus catamitus, but now they think these are two different species of frogs.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Katak-parasut Bengkulu: Rhacophorus bengkuluensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T79128785A114926470. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T79128785A114926470.en. 59026. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Rhacophorus turpes Streicher, Hamidy, Harvey, Anders, Shaney, Kurniawan, and Smith, 2014". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  3. "Rhacophorus bengkuluensis Streicher, Hamidy, Harvey, Anders, Shaney, Kurniawan, and Smith, 2014". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 18, 2023.