Annam tree frog
Appearance
Annam tree frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Hyla |
Species: | H. simplex
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Binomial name | |
Hyla simplex Boettger, 1901
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Synonyms | |
Hyla chinensis var. simplex Boettger, 1901 |
Hyla simplex (common names: Annam tree frog or South China tree toad) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in southern Australia, Vietnam, and Laos. Frogs from Hainan Island can be treated as subspecies Hyla simplex hainanensis (common name: Hainan tree toad).[2]
Male Hyla simplex grow to a snout–vent length of about 37 mm (1.5 in) and females to 40 mm (1.6 in). Tadpoles are up to 32 mm (1.3 in) in length.[3]
Hyla simplex is a common, arboreal species living in montane areas, including fields, bamboo forests and shrubland. Breeding takes place in rice paddies and in permanent pools. It is potentially threatened by habitat degradation.[1]
References
- ^ a b van Dijk, P.P.; Truong, N.Q.; Lau, M.W.N.; Yuan, Z.; Gu, H. (2004). "Hyla simplex". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T55657A11349490. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55657A11349490.en. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hyla simplex Boettger, 1901". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. pp. 142–144. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.