Theloderma kwangsiense

Theloderma kwangsiense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Theloderma
Species: T. kwangsiense
Binomial name
Theloderma kwangsiense
(Liu and Hu, 1962)
Synonyms

Rhacophorus leprosus ssp. kwangsiensis Liu and Hu, 1962
Theloderma leporosa ssp. kwangsiensis (Liu and Hu, 1962)

Theloderma kwangsiense is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is endemic to China and only known from its type locality, Yaoshan, Guangxi (in the Dayaoshan National Nature Reserve), as well as from the Jianfengling National Nature Reserve in Hainan; the latter might represent misidentification.[2]

Natural habitat of Theloderma kwangsiense is subtropical forest where they have been found inside pools in hollowed logs, placed by the local villagers. There is no information on threats to this species.[1]

Theloderma kwangsiense measure about 61 mm (2.4 in) in snout–vent length.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Michael W. N. Lau, Zhao Ermi (2004). "Theloderma kwangsiense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Theloderma kwangsiense (Liu and Hu, 1962)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 266. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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