Leptomantis pseudacutirostris

species of amphibian

The Sumatran sharp-nose tree frog (Leptomantis pseudacutirostris) is a frog. It lives in Indonesia in Kerinci Seblat National Park.[2][3] People have seen it 1000 meters above sea level.[1]

Leptomantis pseudacutirostris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Leptomantis
Species:
L. pseudacutirostris
Binomial name
Leptomantis pseudacutirostris
(Dehling, 2011)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rhacophorus pseudacutirostris Dehling and Grafe, 2008
  • Leptomantis pseudacutirostris Jiang, Jiang, Ren, Wu, and Li, 2019

Scientists do not know much information about this frog. They think it lives in forests on hills and mountains. They think it lays eggs in clear, rocky streams.[1]

In 2017, scientists looked at this frog's DNA. They think it could be the same frog as Rhacophorus modestus.[1]

First paper

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  • Dehling JM (2011). "Taxonomic status of the population of Rhacophorus angulirostris Ahl, 1927 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Sumatera Barat (West Sumatra) and its description as a new species". Salamandra (Abstract). 47 (3): 133–143. Retrieved March 12, 2024.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Sumatran Sharp-nosed Tree Frog: Leptomantis pseudacutirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T79129409A114926475. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T79129409A114926475.en. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Leptomantis pseudacutirostris (Dehling, 2011)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  3. "Leptomantis pseudacutirostris (Dehling, 2011)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 12, 2024.