Gracixalus

genus of amphibians in the family Rhacophoridae

Gracixalus is a group of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. They live in south-eastern Asia.[1]

Gracixalus
Gracixalus lumarius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Gracixalus
Delorme, Dubois, Grosjean & Ohler, 2005
Type species
Philautus gracilipes
Bourret, 1937
Diversity
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Scientists studied the frogs' genes, or the chemicals that make their bodies the way they are, and they found that the frogs in Gracixalus are more like the frogs in Vampyrius than other frogs. Vampyrius has the vampire tree frog in it.[2][3]

Species

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The following species are in the genus Gracixalus:[1][4]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2023). "Gracixalus Delorme, Dubois, Grosjean, and Ohler, 2005". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  2. Dubois, Alain; Ohler, Annemarie; Pyron, R. Alexander (2021-02-26). "New concepts and methods for phylogenetic taxonomy and nomenclature in zoology, exemplified by a new ranked cladonomy of recent amphibians (Lissamphibia)". Megataxa. 5 (1): 1–738–1–738. doi:10.11646/megataxa.5.1.1. ISSN 2703-3090.
  3. "Vampyrius Dubois, Ohler, and Pyron, 2021 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  4. "Rhacophoridae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  5. Mo; Zhang; Luo; Zhou; Chen (2013). "A new species of the genus Gracixalus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Southern Guangxi, China". Zootaxa. 3616 (1): 61–72. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3616.1.5. PMID 24758792.
  6. Rowley, Jodi J. L.; Le, Duong Thi Thuy; Hoang, Huy Duc; Cao, Trung Tien; Dau, Vinh Quang (2020-05-20). "A new species of phytotelm breeding frog (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Central Highlands of Vietnam". Zootaxa. 4779 (3): 341–354. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4779.3.3. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33055777. S2CID 219778820.
  7. Boruah, Bitupan; Deepak, V.; Patel, Naitik G.; Jithin, Vijayan; Yomcha, Tajum; Das, Abhijit (2023-05-26). "A new species of green tree frog of the genus Gracixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the evergreen forest of Northeast India". Vertebrate Zoology. 73: 557–574. doi:10.3897/vz.73.e98444. ISSN 2625-8498.