Samkos bush frog
| Samkos bush frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Suborder: | Neobatrachia |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Chiromantis |
| Species: | C. samkosensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chiromantis samkosensis Grismer et al., 2007[2] | |
The Samkos bush frog, Chiromantis samkosensis, is a moss frog found in Cambodia in the Cardamom Mountains. It was first described in 2007.[2][3]
Description
The Samkos bush frog is relatively small, around 25 mm (0.98 in) in snout-to-vent length.[4] It has a smooth body and translucent skin; its blood is externally visible. It has green-colored blood and turquoise-hued bones, a result of a pigment in waste products, biliverdin.[5]
Distribution
The species is found in the jungle terrain of the Cardamom Mountains in southwestern Cambodia.[4] It was found in Pursat Province in the Phnom Samkos area at 500 metres (1,600 ft) above sea level.
Conservation status
C. samkosensis is listed as "data deficient" by the IUCN.[1] Human expansion threatens the species, notably via a new, wide, graded road through the middle of the type locality.[1]
See also
Notes
- 1 2 3 http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/full/136075/0
- 1 2 Lee Grismer, L.; Thy, Neang; Chav, Thou; Holden, Jeremy (2007). "A new species of Chiromantis Peters 1854 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Phnom Samkos in the Northwestern Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia". Herpetologica 63 (3): 392–400. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2007)63[392:ANSOCP]2.0.CO;2.
- ↑ Smith, Lewis (2008-12-18). "Greenblooded frog makes first appearance for scientists". The Times (London). Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- 1 2 http://www.geo-bio.fr/cuora_amb/_JP108.pdf
- ↑ Thompson, Christian (2008-12-15). "First Contact in the Greater Mekong" (pdf). World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
External links
Data related to Samkos bush frog at Wikispecies
- Images at Wildlife Extra