Kurixalus banaensis

species of Amphibia

The bana bubble-nest frog or bana frilled tree frog (Kurixalus banaensis) is a frog. It lives in Laos and Vietnam.[2][3] People have seen it between 109 and 1510 meters above sea level.[1]

Kurixalus banaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Kurixalus
Species:
K. banaensis
Binomial name
Kurixalus banaensis
(Bourret, 1939)
Synonyms[2]
  • Philautus banaensis Bourret, 1939
  • Philautus (Philautus) banaensis Bossuyt and Dubois, 2001
  • Kurixalus banaensis Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009
  • Kurixalus (Aquixalus) banaensis Poyarkov, Nguyen, Popov, Geissler, Pawangkhanant, Neang, Suwannapoom, and Orlov, 2021

This frog lives in forests that have mostly evergreen trees. People have not seen them anywhere that is not a forest. Scientists think this frog's tadpoles swim in water that does not move.[1]

Scientists believe this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in such a large place. However, human beings cut down the forests where it lives to build farms. Some of the places this frog lives are protected parks: Bach Ma National Park, Song Thanh Nature Reserve, and Bac Huong Hoa Nature Reserve.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Phillippine Flying Frog: Kurixalus banaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T58821A172186988. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Kurixalus appendiculatus (Bourret, 1939)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  3. "Kurixalus banaensis (Bourret, 1939)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 16, 2024.