Rhacophorus exechopygus
| Rhacophorus exechopygus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Rhacophorinae |
| Genus: | Rhacophorus |
| Species: | R. exechopygus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhacophorus exechopygus Inger, Orlov & Darevsky, 1999 | |
Rhacophorus exechopygus is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family found in the Central Highlands of Vietnam and in the adjacent Annamite Range in Laos. Its common name is spinybottom tree frog or Tramlap flying tree frog.[2]
Natural habitats of Rhacophorus exechopygus are evergreen rainforests where it is found on vegetation on swampy banks of forest streams. It is threatened by habitat loss and degradation, mainly caused by agriculture, logging, and human settlement.[1]
References
- 1 2 van Dijk, P.P.; Truong, N.Q. & Chan-ard, T. (2004). "Rhacophorus exechopygus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Rhacophorus exechopygus Inger, Orlov, and Darevsky, 1999". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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