Raorchestes longchuanensis

Raorchestes longchuanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species: R. longchuanensis
Binomial name
Raorchestes longchuanensis
Yang & Li, 1978
Synonyms

Philautus longchuanensis

Raorchestes longchuanensis (Longchuan bubble-nest frog or Longchuan small treefrog) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is found in the Gaoligong and Hengduan Mountains in Yunnan, China (including the eponymous Longchuan) and in adjacent northern Vietnam (Lai Châu Province), and possibly in Myanmar.[2]

Raorchestes longchuanensis is a small species; males measure 20 mm (0.79 in) in snout-vent length.[3] It inhabits shrubland in river valleys. It is common but easily overlooked due to its small size. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Yang Datong, Lu Shunqing, Chou Wenhao (2004). "Raorchestes longchuanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Raorchestes longchuanensis (Yang and Li, 1978)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 260. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.

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