Gracixalus gracilipes

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Gracixalus gracilipes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Gracixalus
Species:
G. gracilipes
Binomial name
Gracixalus gracilipes
(Bourret, 1937)
Synonyms

Philautus gracilipesBourret, 1937
Chirixalus gracilipes(Bourret, 1937)
Aquixalus gracilipes(Bourret, 1937)

Gracixalus gracilipes, commonly known as the Chapa bubble-nest frog, black eye-lidded small tree frog, yellow and black-spotted tree frog or slender-legged bush frog, is a species of shrub frog from northern Vietnam, southern China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong), and northwestern Thailand (and, presumably, also in adjacent Myanmar). [2] [1]

G. gracilipes is a small frog: males grow to about 22 mm (0.87 in) and females to about 39 mm (1.5 in) in snout-vent length. [3] It inhabits evergreen and bamboo forests on hills. The eggs are deposited on leaves overhanging temporary forest pools; upon hatching, the tadpoles drop into the water where their development continues. [1]

Scientists classify this frog as least concern of extinction because of its large range, which includes at least one protected park: Hoang Lien National Park. It does face habitat loss associated with road construction and agriculture. Humans who come to the forest to hunt or collect plants may also disturb this frog. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Slender-legged Bushfrog: Gracixalus gracilipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T58848A55070944. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T58848A55070944.en . Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Gracixalus gracilipes (Bourret, 1937)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. pp. 254–256. ISBN   978-7-5349-1835-3.