Rhacophorus hoabinhensis

The Hoa Binh tree frog (Rhacophorus hoabinhensis) is a frog. It lives in Vietnam. Scientists have seen it in exactly one place: Hang Kia–Pa Co Nature Reserve, 1350 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]

Rhacophorus hoabinhensis
Conservation status
DD (IUCN3.1Q)[1]
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Rhacophorus
Species:
R. hoabinhensis
Binomial name
Rhacophorus hoabinhensis
Nguyen, Pham, Nguyen, Ninh, and Ziegler, 2017

The adult male frog is 31.1-32.5 mm long from nose to rear end. The skin of the frog's back is gray-yellow in color with brown spots. The lower part of its head, neck, and belly are light in color. The upper parts of the back legs and lower side of the front legs are orange in color.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Hoa Binh Treefrog: Rhacophorus hoabinhensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T164450772A172611191. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T164450772A172611191.en. 164450772. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. "Rhacophorus hoabinhensis Wu, 1977". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  3. "Rhacophorus hoabinhensis Wu, 1977". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  4. Nguyen, TT; Pham CT; Nguyen TQ; Ninh HT; Ziegler T (2017). "A new species of Rhacophorus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Vietnam". Asian Herpetological Research. 8 (4): 221–234. Retrieved July 17, 2023.