Common Chinese tree frog
species of amphibian
The common Chinese tree frog or Chinese tree toad (Hyla chinensis) is a tree frog from China. People have seen it in the middle of China and in parts of Taiwan and Vietnam. It lives between 200 and 1000 meters above sea level.[3][1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Hyla |
| Species: | H. chinensis
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| Hyla chinensis (Günther, 1858)
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The adult frog is 25 to 33 cm long from nose to rear end. The female frogs are larger than the male frogs. This frog has a wide head. This frog is dark green on the back with a yellow belly and a brown mouth. It has a black stripe near each eye and black spots on its sides. Adult frogs sit in trees, smaller plants, and rice fields, sometimes in groups.[1]
Scientists say this frog is related to Hyla arborea.[3]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jesse Lou (June 29, 2000). "Hyla chinensis: Chinese tree toad". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ↑ Lue Kuangyang; Chou Wenhao; Yuan Zhigang; Geng Baorong; Gu Huiqing; IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Hyla chinensis". 2020. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55445A11312541. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55445A11312541.en. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Hyla chinensis Günther, 1858". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
