Theloderma palliatum
The cloaked moss frog or cloaked bug-eyed frog (Theloderma palliatum) is a frog. It lives in Vietnam. People have seen it above 1500 meters above sea level in Lam Dong Province and 1800 meters above sea level in Dak Lak Province.[2][3][1][4]
| Theloderma palliatum | |
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| Conservation status | |
Endangered (IUCN3.1Q)[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Theloderma |
| Species: | T. palliatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Theloderma palliatum Rowley, Le, Hoang, Dau, and Cao, 2011
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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This frog is about 69 mm long from nose to rear end. The skin of the frog's back is brown like copper in color with other brown markings. There are small white marks on the back feet. The iris of the eye is gold in color on top and reddish-brown in color lower down. The color of the iris is the same as the color of the skin next to it.[4]
Name
Scientists named this frog palliatus because that is the Latin word for "cloaked" or "in disguise." They did this because the frog can change the skin of its back to hide itself.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Cloaked Moss Frog: Theloderma palliatum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T48100463A48100482. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48100463A48100482.en. 48100463. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Theloderma palliatum Rowley, Le, Hoang, Dau, and Cao, 2011". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ↑ "Theloderma palliatum Rowley, Le, Hoang, Dau, and Cao, 2011". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Rowley JJL; Le DTTL; Hoang HD; Dau VQ; Cao TT (2011). "Two new species of Theloderma (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Vietnam" (PDF). Zootaxa (Full text). 3098: 1–20. Retrieved May 31, 2023.