Kurixalus absconditus

species of amphibian

The Piasak-frilled swamp tree frog (Kurixalus appendiculatus) is a frog. It lives in Indonesia.[2][3][1]

Kurixalus absconditus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Kurixalus
Species:
K. absconditus
Binomial name
Kurixalus absconditus
Mediyansyah, Hamidy, Munir, and Matsui, 2019

This frog is smaller than most frogs in Kurixalus.[4]

People saw this frog near Pasak Village in Indonesia's West Kalimantan Province. It lives in a swamp with woody plants smaller than trees. Scientists think the tadpoles swim in streams but they are not sure.[1]

Scientists believe this frog is in danger of dying out because it lives in such a small place, and that place is changing. Human beings cut down the forests where it lives to build farms or towns.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Piasak-frilled Swamp Treefrog: Kurixalus absconditus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T186874168A186874219. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. "Kurixalus absconditus Mediyansyah, Hamidy, Munir, and Matsui, 2019". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  3. "Kurixalus absconditus Mediyansyah, Hamidy, Munir, and Matsui, 2019". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  4. Mediyansyah; A Hamidy; M Munir; M Matsui (2019). "A new tree frog of the genus Kurixalus Ye, Fei & Dubois, 1999 (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae) from West Kalimantan, Indonesia". Treubia (Abstract and figures). 46 (1): 51–72. doi:10.14203/treubia.v46i0.3790. Retrieved March 30, 2024.