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Rhacophorus exechopygus

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Rhacophorus exechopygus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Rhacophorus
Species:
R. exechopygus
Binomial name
Rhacophorus exechopygus
Inger, Orlov, and Darevsky, 1999

Rhacophorus exechopygus is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae found in the Central Highlands of Vietnam and in the adjacent Annamite Range in Laos. Its common name is spinybottom tree frog or Tramlap flying tree frog.[2]

Natural habitats of Rhacophorus exechopygus are evergreen rainforests where it is found on vegetation on swampy banks of forest streams. It is threatened by habitat loss and degradation, mainly caused by agriculture, logging, and human settlement.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Rhacophorus exechopygus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Rhacophorus exechopygus Inger, Orlov, and Darevsky, 1999". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 July 2015.