Orixalus carinensis

species of Amphibia

The Burmese bubble-nest frog, brown Carin tree frog, Karin Hills bushfrog, or Burmese bush frog (Orixalus carinensis) is a frog. It lives in Myanmar and Thailand, between 884 and 2020 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]

Orixalus carinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Orixalus
Species:
O. carinensis
Binomial name
Orixalus carinensis
(Boulenger, 1893)
Synonyms[2]
  • Ixalus carinensis Boulenger, 1893
  • Rhacophorus (Philautus) carinensis Ahl, 1931
  • Philautus carinensis Smith, 1940
  • Philautus (Philautus) carinensis Bossuyt and Dubois, 2001
  • Aquixalus (Aquixalus) carinensis Delorme, Dubois, Grosjean, and Ohler, 2005
  • Kurixalus carinensis Li, Che, Bain, Zhao, and Zhang, 2008
  • Gracixalus carinensis Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009
  • Orixalus carinensis Dubois, Ohler, and Pyron, 2021

Scientists believe this frog might be in danger of dying out because human beings cut down the forests where it lives. One of the places this frog lives is a protected park: Panlaung and Padalin Cave Wildlife Sanctuary.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Karin Hills Bushfrog: Gracixalus carinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T114139608A176233969. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T114139608A176233969.en. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Orixalus carinensis (Boulenger, 1893)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  3. "Gracixalus carinensis (Boulenger, 1893)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 12, 2024.