Rhacophorus spelaeus
Appearance
Rhacophorus spelaeus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Rhacophoridae |
Genus: | Rhacophorus |
Species: | R. spelaeus
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Binomial name | |
Rhacophorus spelaeus Orlov, Gnophanxay, Phimminith, and Phomphoumy, 2010
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Rhacophorus spelaeus, the cave-dwelling tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. Scientists know it exclusively from the type locality, a limestone cave in Laos, 140 meters above sea level.[2][3] [1]
Original description
[edit]- Orlov NL; Gnophanxay S; Phimminith T; Phomphoumy K (2010). "A new species of Rhacophorus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae:Rhacophorinae) from Khammouan Province, Lao PDR". Russian J Herpetology. 16: 295–303.
References
[edit]- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2024) [errata version of 2023 assessment]. "Rhacophorus spelaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T48100899A254274320. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Rhacophorus spelaeus Orlov, Gnophanxay, Phimminith, and Phomphoumy, 2010". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Rhacophorus spelaeus Orlov, Gnophanxay, Phimminith, and Phomphoumy, 2010". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 27, 2023.