Nanohyla annamensis
The Annam chorus frog (Nanohyla annamensis), also commonly known as the Annam narrow-mouthed frog, Vietnam rice frog or minute narrow-mouthed frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, swamps, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List due to habitat loss and degradation.[1]
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Taxonomy
N. annamensis was formerly placed in the genus Microhyla, but a 2021 study using morphological and phylogenetic evidence moved nine species (including N. annamensis) to a new genus, Nanohyla.[2]
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. Microhyla annamensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T57874A55069709. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T57874A55069709.en. Downloaded on 14 January 2021.
- ^ Gorin, Vladislav A.; Scherz, Mark D.; Korost, Dmitriy V.; Poyarkov, Nikolay A. (2021-12-01). "Consequences of parallel miniaturisation in Microhylinae (Anura, Microhylidae), with the description of a new genus of diminutive South East Asian frogs". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 97(1): 21–54. doi:10.3897/zse.97.57968. ISSN 1860-0743.
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