Nanohyla nanapollexa

Nanohyla nanapollexa
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Microhylidae
Genus:	Nanohyla
Species:	N. nanapollexa
Binomial name
Nanohyla nanapollexa  (Bain  [ fr ] and Truong, 2004)
Synonyms [2]
Microhyla nanapollexaBain and Truong, 2004

Nanohyla nanapollexa is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is also known as the no-thumb pigmy frog and three-fingered pigmy narrow-mouth frog. It is endemic to Vietnam ^{[1] [2]} and is known from Quang Nam and Phu Yen Provinces. ^[2]

Taxonomy

N. nanapollexa was formerly placed in the genus Microhyla , but a 2021 study using morphological and phylogenetic evidence moved nine species (including N. nanapollexa) to a new genus, Nanohyla . ^{[2] [3]}

Habitat and conservation

The type locality of Nanohyla nanapollexa is a montane broad-leaved evergreen forest with small mixed coniferous areas at 1,480 m (4,860 ft) above sea level. N. nanapollexa is considered data deficient by the IUCN Red List. ^[1]

References

1. Raoul Bain. (2006). "Microhyla nanapollexa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006 e.T61852A12567702. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61852A12567702.en . Retrieved 16 August 2021.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Nanohyla nanapollexa (Bain and Nguyen, 2004)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001 . Retrieved 16 August 2021.
3. Gorin, Vladislav A.; Scherz, Mark D.; Korost, Dmitriy V.; Poyarkov, Nikolay A. (2021-12-01). "Consequences of parallel miniaturisation in Microhylinae (Anura, Microhylidae), with the description of a new genus of diminutive South East Asian frogs". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 97 (1): 21–54. doi: 10.3897/zse.97.57968 .