Chirixalus simus

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Chirixalus simus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Chirixalus
Species:
C. simus
Binomial name
Chirixalus simus
Annandale, 1915
Synonyms[2]
  • Chirixalus simus Annandale, 1915
  • Philautus simus Cochran, 1927
  • Rhacophorus (Chirixalus) simus Ahl, 1931
  • Chirixalus simus Inger, 1985
  • Chiromantis simus Frost, Grant, Faivovich, Bain, Haas, Haddad, de Sá, Channing, Wilkinson, Donnellan, Raxworthy, Campbell, Blotto, Moler, Drewes, Nussbaum, Lynch, Green, and Wheeler, 2006

The Assam Asian tree frog, Annandale's tree frog, Annandale's pigmy tree frog, Assam tree frog, or Assam pigmy tree frog (Chirixalus simus) is a frog. It lives in India and Bangladesh. Scientists think it could live in Bhutan too.[2][3][1]

The female frog goes to a pool of water to lay eggs. She makes a foam nest on a plant or other thing over the water. The eggs hatch into tadpoles that fall into the water below.[1]

This frog lives in trees. People see this frog in forests and in places with scrub plants and in paddy fields. The frog sits in bushes. They see this frog between 0 and 200 meters above sea level.[1]

Scientists believe this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in a large place. and some of those places are protected parks: Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve, Nameri National Park, and Orang National Park.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Assam Asian Treefrog: Chirixalus simus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T58796A166106209. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T58796A166106209.en. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Chiromantis simus Annandale, 1915". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  3. "Chirixalus simus Annandale, 1915". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 25, 2024.