Amolops archotaphus
| Doi Inthanon rock frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Amolops |
| Species: | A. archotaphus |
| Binomial name | |
| Amolops archotaphus (Inger & Chan-ard, 1997) | |
The Doi Inthanon rock frog (Amolops archotaphus or Rana archotaphus)[2] is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is named after Doi Inthanon mountain and is found in Laos, Thailand, and possibly Vietnam. It is known from Doi Inthanon and in Chiang Rai Province in northern Thailand, and the Annamite Range in Laos. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat destruction and degradation, particularly agriculture, development of infrastructure, logging and water pollution.
Until 1997, this species was hidden as a cryptic species within the Odorrana livida complex, and was reassigned to Amolops in 2008.
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Amolops archotaphus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R., Rana archotaphus, Amphibian Species of the World 5.5, 2011.
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