Rhacophorus laoshan

Rhacophorus laoshan
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Rhacophoridae
Genus:	Rhacophorus
Species:	R. laoshan
Binomial name
Rhacophorus laoshan Mo, Jiang, Xie, and Ohler, 2008

Rhacophorus laoshan, the Laoshan tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. Scientists know it from the type locality: 1389 meters above sea level in Cenwangloashan Nature Reserve in China. ^{[2] [3] [1]}

The adult frog measures about 35 mm in snout-vent length. The skin of the dorsum is brown in color with a ventrolateral stripe. The ventrum is gray-brown in color. The inner surfaces of the hind legs are bright tangerine orange in color. ^[4]

This frog lives in the bamboo understory of forests with tall trees. ^[4]

Scientists named this frog after Cenwanglaoshan Natural Preserve, where it was found. ^[4]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Laoshan Treefrog: Rhacophorus laoshan". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T78585243A122172347. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T78585243A122172347.en. 78585243. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
2. Frost, Darrel R. "Rhacophorus laoshan Mo, Jiang, Xie, and Ohler, 2008". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
3. "Rhacophorus laoshan Mo, Jiang, Xie, and Ohler, 2008". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
4. Mo J; Xie F; Ohler A (2008). "A new species of Rhacophorus (Anura: Ranidae) from China". Asiatic Herpetological Research. 11: 85–92. Retrieved July 24, 2023.