Zhangixalus moltrechti

species of amphibian

The Nantou flying frog, Taiwan tree frog, Moltrech's green tree frog or Moltrecht's tree frog (Zhangixalus moltrechti) is a frog. It lives in Taiwan.[2][3][1]

Zhangixalus moltrechti
LC (IUCN3.1Q)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Zhangixalus
Species:
Z. moltrechti
Binomial name
Zhangixalus moltrechti
(Boulenger, 1908)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rhacophorus moltrechti Boulenger, 1908
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) moltrechti Ahl, 1931
  • Rhacophorus schlegelii moltrechti Wolf, 1936
  • Rhacophorus moltrechti Kuramoto and Utsunomiya, 1981
  • Zhangixalus moltrechti Jiang, Jiang, Ren, Wu, and Li, 2019

People have seen this frog in forests, tree farms, and tea farms. The female frog lays eggs in caves or on plants near still water. After the eggs hatch, the rain pushes the tadpoles into the water. People have seen this frog between 0 and 2500 meters above sea level.[1]

Scientists say this frog is not in danger of dying out.[1]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Nantou Flying Frog: Zhangixalus moltrechti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T59005A63872888. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T59005A63872888.en. 59005. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Zhangixalus moltrechti (Boulenger, 1908)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  3. "Zhangixalus moltrechti (Boulenger, 1908)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 19, 2023.