Kurixalus yangi

species of amphibian

Yang's frill-limbed tree frog (Kurixalus yangi) is a frog. It lives in India, Myanmar, and China's Yunnan Province.[2][3] People have seen it between 354 and 1478 meters above sea level.[1]

Kurixalus yangi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Kurixalus
Species:
K. yangi
Binomial name
Kurixalus yangi
Yu, Hui, Rao, and Yang, 2018

The adult male frog is 31.6–34.7 mm long from nose to rear end. The skin of the frog's back is brown in color. There is yellow and green color on the sides of the body. There are spots on the upper belly. This frog has vomerine teeth in its jaw. The iris of the eye is gold in color.[4]

This frog lives in evergreen forests. The female frog lays eggs on leaves over water. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the water.[1]

Scientists believe this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in such a large place. However, human beings cut down the forests where it lives to build farms.[1]

The scientists named this frog for Professor Datong Yang of the Chinese Academy of Science.[4]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Yang's Frill-limbed Treefrog: Kurixalus yangi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T145402808A149857702. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T145402808A149857702.en. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. "Kurixalus yangi Yu, Hui, Rao, and Yang, 2018". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  3. "Kurixalus yangi Yu, Hui, Rao, and Yang, 2018". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Yu G; Hu H; Rao D; Yang J. (2018). "A new species of Kurixalus from western Yunnan, China (Anura, Rhacophoridae)". ZooKeys (Full text). 770: 211–226. doi:10.3897/zookeys.770.23526. PMID 30002595. Retrieved March 29, 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)