Theloderma licin

The smooth-skinned warted tree frog or white-backed bug-eyed frog (Theloderma licin) is a frog. It lives in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Scientists found some 82 and 193 meters above sea level.[2][3][1][4]

Theloderma licin
Conservation status
LC (IUCN3.1Q)[1]
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Theloderma
Species:
T. licin
Binomial name
Theloderma licin
McLeod and Norhayati, 2007
Synonyms[2]
  • Theloderma licin McLeod and Norhayati, 2007
  • Theloderma (Theloderma) licin Poyarkov, Orlov, Moiseeva, Pawangkhanant, Ruangsuwan, Vassilieva, Galoyan, Nguyen, and Gogoleva, 2015

The adult male frog is about 28.0 – 30.1 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 27.5 – 31.2 mm long. The skin on the frog's back is white-brown with darker spots and marks. The chin is brown. The iris of the eye is red in color.[4]

Scientists named this frog licin from the Malay language word for "smooth." This is because the frog has smooth skin.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Smooth-skinned Warted Tree Frog: Theloderma licin". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T136024A64129471. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T136024A64129471.en. 136024. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Theloderma licin McLeod and Norhayati, 2007". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  3. "Theloderma licin McLeod and Norhayati, 2007". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 McLeod DS; Ahmad N (2007). "A new species of Theloderma (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Thailand and peninsular Malaysia". Russian J. Herpet (Full text). 14: 65–72. Retrieved May 27, 2023.