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Theloderma lacustrinum

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Theloderma lacustrinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Theloderma
Species:
T. lacustrinum
Binomial name
Theloderma lacustrinum
Sivongxay, Davankham, Phimmachak, Phoumixay, and Stuart, 2016

The lake bug-eyed frog (Theloderma lacustrinum) is a frog. It lives in Laos. Scientists have seen it in exactly one place: Ban Naxang Village near the Nam Lik Reservoir.[1][2][3]

The adult male frog is 17.0-20.6 mm long from nose to rear end. The skin on the frog's back is light brown in color with brown and black marks. The frog's belly is gray. The iris of the eye is the color of bronze metal. The frog's DNA shows that it is related to Theloderma lateriticum.[3]

References

  1. Frost, Darrel R. "Theloderma lacustrinum Sivongxay, Davankham, Phimmachak, Phoumixay, and Stuart, 2016". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  2. "Theloderma lacustrinum Sivongxay, Davankham, Phimmachak, Phoumixay, and Stuart, 2016". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Sivongxay N; Davankham M; Phimmachak S; Phoumixay K; Stuart BL (2016). "A new small-sized Theloderma (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Laos". Zootaxa (Abstract). 4147 (4): 433–442. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4147.4.5. PMID 27515627. Retrieved June 4, 2023.