Kurixalus bisacculus

species of amphibian

The Loei flying frog, Taylor's tree frog, green-limbed tree frog, Phu Kradung tree frog, Taylor's frill-limbed tree frog, Loei frilled tree frog, or Taylor's rough-armed tree frog (Kurixalus bisacculus) is a frog. It lives in China, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.[2][3] People have seen it between 103 and 2000 meters above sea level.[1]

Kurixalus bisacculus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Kurixalus
Species:
K. bisacculus
Binomial name
Kurixalus bisacculus
(Taylor, 1962)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rhacophorus bisacculus Taylor, 1962
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) bisacculus Dubois, 1987
  • Aquixalus (Aquixalus) bisacculus Delorme, Dubois, Grosjean, and Ohler, 2005
  • Kurixalus bisacculus Li, Che, Bain, Zhao, and Zhang, 2008
  • Kurixalus (Aquixalus) bisacculus Poyarkov, Nguyen, Popov, Geissler, Pawangkhanant, Neang, Suwannapoom, and Orlov, 2021

This frog lives in trees in evergreen forests, forests with some bamboo plants, and near the ends of forests. People have also seen it on rubber and banana farms. The frog's tadpoles swim in pools of water that are not deep.[1]

Scientists believe this frog is not in danger of dying out because they believe it lives in a large place. However, human beings cut down the forests where it lives, and fire can burn these forests. Also, human beings catch this frog to eat it or to use its body to make medicine.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Loei Flying Frog: Kurixalus bisacculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T58982A64129190. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T58982A64129190.en. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Kurixalus bisacculus (Taylor, 1962)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  3. "Kurixalus bisacculus (Taylor, 1962)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 19, 2024.