Zhangixalus melanoleucus

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Zhangixalus melanoleucus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Zhangixalus
Species:
Z. melanoleucus
Binomial name
Zhangixalus melanoleucus
Brakels, Nguyen, Pawangkhanant, Idiiatullina, Lorphengsy, Suwannapoom, and Poyarkov, 2023

Zhangixalus melanoleucus, the Phou Samsoum tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Laos's Xiengkhouang Province. Scientists know it exclusively from its type locality, Phou Samsoum Mountain, but they believe it may also live in other mountainous provinces of Laos and Vietnam. [1]

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References

  1. Frost, Darrel R. "Zhangixalus melanoleucus Brakels, Nguyen, Pawangkhanant, Idiiatullina, Lorphengsy, Suwannapoom, and Poyarkov, 2023". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 25, 2023.