Rhacophorus orlovi

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Rhacophorus orlovi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Rhacophorus
Species:
R. orlovi
Binomial name
Rhacophorus orlovi

Rhacophorus orlovi is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, orlovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Nikolai Lusteranovich Orlov.

Geographic range

R. orlovi is found in Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. [1]

Habitat

The natural habitats of R. orlovi are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. [1]

Conservation status

R. orlovi is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Rhacophorus orlovi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T59010A113960688. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T59010A113960688.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. xiii + 262 pp. ISBN   978-1-907807-41-1. (Rhacophorus orlovi, p. 159).

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