Gracixalus yunnanensis

species of amphibians

The Yunnan bush frog (Gracixalus yunnanensis) is a frog. It lives in Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and China, in Yunnan Province.[2][3][1]

Gracixalus yunnanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Gracixalus
Species:
G. yunnanensis
Binomial name
Gracixalus yunnanensis
Yu, Li, Wang, Rao, Wu, and Yang, 2019

The adult male frog is 26.0–34.2 mm long from nose to rear end. The skin of the frog's back is yellow-brown or red-brown in color. The iris of the eye is bronze in color. The male frog has an organ on its neck for making sounds and round, spike-like shapes on the back.[4]

This frog lives in evergreen forests. People have seen it between 1678 and 2166 meters above sea level. Scientists think this frog lays eggs in pools of water.[1]

Scientists believe this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in such a large place. One of the places this frog lives is a protected park: Pu Mat National Park in Vietnam.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Yunnan Bushfrog: Gracixalus yunnanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T153630718A153630831. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T153630718A153630831.en. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. "Gracixalus yunnanensis Yu, Li, Wang, Rao, Wu, and Yang, 2019". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  3. "Gracixalus yunnanensis Yu, Li, Wang, Rao, Wu, & Yang, 2019". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  4. Yu G; Hui H; Wang J; Rao D; Wu Z; Yang J (2019). "A new species of Gracixalus (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Yunnan, China". ZooKeys (Full text). 851: 91–111. doi:10.3897/zookeys.851.32157. PMID 31205444. Retrieved April 14, 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)