Biology:Liuixalus ocellatus

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Short description: Species of frog

Liuixalus ocellatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Liuixalus
Species:
L. ocellatus
Binomial name
Liuixalus ocellatus
(Liu & Hu, 1973)
Synonyms
  • Philautus ocellatus Liu & Hu, 1973
  • Romerus ocellatus Dubois, Ohler & Pyron, 2021

Liuixalus ocellatus (common names ocellated bubble-nest frog and ocellated small treefrog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Hainan Island, China .[2]

L. ocellatus inhabits rainforests and bamboo forests of southern Hainan. It breeds in rain-filled bamboo stems by larval development. As it has not been recorded outside forest, it is vulnerable to habitat loss due to infrastructure development for tourism and logging.[1]

L. ocellatus are tiny frogs: males grow to about 18 mm (0.71 in) and females to 19 mm (0.75 in) in snout-vent length.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Liuixalus ocellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T58880A176622540. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58880A176622540.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58880/176622540. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Liuixalus ocellatus (Liu and Hu, 1973)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Liuixalus+ocellatus. Retrieved 10 November 2013. 
  3. Fei, L. (1999) (in Chinese). Atlas of Amphibians of China. Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 256. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9. 

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