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Gracixalus yunnanensis

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Gracixalus yunnanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Gracixalus
Species:
G. yunnanensis
Binomial name
Gracixalus yunnanensis
Yu, Li, Wang, Rao, Wu, and Yang, 2019

Gracixalus yunnanensis, the Yunnan bush frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is native to Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and China's Yunnan Province.[2][3][1]

The adult male frog measures 26.0–34.2 mm in snout-vent length. The skin of the dorsum is yellow-brown or red-brown in color. The iris is bronze in color. The male frog has a vocal sac and conical tubercles on its back.[4]

This frog has been observed on vegetation in evergreen forests, where it has been observed between 1678 and 2166 meters above sea level. Scientists believe this frog lays eggs in pools, like its congeners.[1]

Scientists classify this frog as being at least concern of extinction because of its large range. This range includes at least one protected park: Pu Mat National Park in Vietnam.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Yunnan Bushfrog: Gracixalus yunnanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T153630718A153630831. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T153630718A153630831.en. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Gracixalus yunnanensis Yu, Li, Wang, Rao, Wu, and Yang, 2019". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Gracixalus yunnanensis Yu, Li, Wang, Rao, Wu, & Yang, 2019". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Yu G; Hui H; Wang J; Rao D; Wu Z; Yang J (2019). "A new species of Gracixalus (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Yunnan, China". ZooKeys (Full text) (851): 91–111. Bibcode:2019ZooK..851...91Y. doi:10.3897/zookeys.851.32157. PMC 6557903. PMID 31205444.