Biology:Liuixalus feii

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Short description: Species of frog

Liuixalus feii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Liuixalus
Species:
L. feii
Binomial name
Liuixalus feii
Yang, Rao & Wang, 2015
Synonyms[1]
  • Romerus feii Dubois, Ohler and Pyron, 2021
  • Liuixalus jinxiuensis Li, Mo, Xie, and Jiang in Qin, Mo, Jiang, Cai, Xie, Jiang, Murphy, Li, and Wang, 2015
  • Romerus jinxiuensis Dubois, Ohler and Pyron, 2021

Liuixalus feii, or Fei's small tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is native to China and Vietnam. It has been osberved between 350 and 800 meters above sea level.[1][2][3][4]

Appearance

The adult male frog measures 16.2 to 17.6 mm long in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 18.0 to 18.7 mm. This frog has a mark in the shape of an X, sometimes interrupted, on its back. There is another a mark between the eyes.[2]

Entymology

This frog is named after herpetologist Liang Fei.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R.. "Liuixalus feii Yang, Rao, and Wang, 2015". American Museum of Natural History, New York. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Rhacophoridae/Rhacophorinae/Romerus/Romerus-feii. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ann T. Chang; Michelle S. Koo, eds (November 23, 2015). "Liuixalus feii (Smith, 1953)". University of California, Berkeley. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/8355. 
  3. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Fei’s Small Tree Frog: Liuixalus feii". p. e.T82410392A122172682. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T82410392A122172682.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/82410392/122172682. 
  4. Yang J-H; Rao D-Q; Wang Y-Y (2015). "A new species of the genus Liuixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern China.". Zootaxa 3990 (2): 247–258. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3990.2.5. PMID 26250231. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26250231/. Retrieved June 12, 2023. 

Wikidata ☰ Q21011763 entry