Romerus feii
| Romerus feii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Romerus |
| Species: | R. feii |
| Binomial name | |
| Romerus feii (Smith, 1953) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Fei's small tree frog (Romerus feii) is a frog. It lives in China and Vietnam. Scientists have seen it between 350 and 1163 meters above sea level.[1][2][3][4]
Appearance
[change | change source]The adult male frog is about 16.2 to 17.6 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 18.0 to 18.7 mm long. This frog has a mark in the shape of an X on its back. There is a mark between the eyes.[2]
Name
[change | change source]Scientists named this frog after amphibian scientist Professor Liang Fei.[2]
Home
[change | change source]This frog lives in forests that have never been cut down. People see it on the dead leaves on the ground.[3]
The place where this frog lives has two protected parks in it: Heishiding Nature Reserve and Dayaoshan Nature Reserve.[3]
Young
[change | change source]Scientists think this frog's tadpoles swim in water-filled holes in plants such as trees or bamboo.[3]
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Liuixalus feii Yang, Rao, and Wang, 2015". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- 1 2 3 James Kong (November 23, 2015). Ann T. Chang; Michelle S. Koo (eds.). "Liuixalus feii (Smith, 1953)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Fei's Small Tree Frog: Liuixalus feii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T82410392A122172682. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T82410392A122172682.en. 82410392. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ↑ Yang J-H; Rao D-Q; Wang Y-Y (2015). "A new species of the genus Liuixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern China". Zootaxa (Abstract). 3990 (2): 247–258. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3990.2.5. PMID 26250231.