Theloderma auratum
The golden bug-eyed frog (Theloderma auratum) is a frog. It lives in Vietnam. Scientists think it might also live in Laos. It lives in tropical forests on mountains.[1][2][3][4]
| Theloderma auratum | |
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| Conservation status | |
VU (IUCN3.1Q)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Theloderma |
| Species: | T. auratum
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| Binomial name | |
| Theloderma auratum Poyarkov, Kropachev, Gogoleva, and Orlov, 2018
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The adult male frog is about 21.8–26.4 mm long from nose to rear end. This frog has no warts or bony ridges on its skin. There is no webbed skin on its front feet. The skin of its back is gold-yellow in color with gold-orange and brown marks. The skin of its legs is reddish brown on top.[4]
Scientists named this frog auratum for the Latin language word for "gold."[4]
References
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. "Theloderma auratum Poyarkov, Kropachev, Gogoleva, and Orlov, 2018". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Theloderma auratum Poyarkov, Kropachev, Gogoleva, and Orlov, 2018". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Golden Bug-eyed Frog: Theloderma auratum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T164451386A173144499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T164451386A173144499.en. 164451386. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Poyarkov Jr NA; Kropachev IL; Gogoleva SS; Orlov NL (2018). "A new species of the genus Theloderma Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Tay Nguyen Plateau, central Vietnam". Zoological Research (Full text). 39 (3): 156–180. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2018.018/. PMID 29683110. Retrieved June 6, 2023.