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Rhacophorus turpes

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Rhacophorus turpes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Rhacophorus
Species:
R. turpes
Binomial name
Rhacophorus turpes
Smith, 1940[2]

Rhacophorus turpes (common name: Htingnan flying frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to northern Myanmar.[3] Little is known about this species that is only known from the original collection in 1937–1939 by Ronald Kaulback. The type locality, "Htingnan", is within the Hkakabo Razi National Park.[1]

Description

The syntypes, a male and a female, measured 32 mm (1.3 in) and 38 mm (1.5 in) in snout–vent length, respectively. They are pale pinkish-brownish above, with black spots (in the male) or an indistinct darker path (the female). Skin is smooth above but strongly granulate upon the belly and the anal region. Fingers are half-webbed whereas the toes are fully webbed.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b van Dijk, P.P.; Wogan, G. (2004). "Rhacophorus turpes". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T59026A11871723. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59026A11871723.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b Malcolm A. Smith (1940). "The Amphibians and Reptiles obtained by Mr. Ronald Kaulback in Upper Burma" (PDF). Records of the Indian Museum. 42 (3): 465–486.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Rhacophorus turpes Smith, 1940". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 August 2015.