Philautus cardamonus

species of amphibian

The Cardamon shrub frog (Philautus cardamonus) is a frog. It lives in Cambodia in the Cardamon Mountains. People have seen it between 1,000 and 1,700 meters above sea level.[2][1][3]

Philautus cardamonus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Philautus
Species:
P. cardamonus
Binomial name
Philautus cardamonus
Ohler, Swan, and Daltry, 2002

This frog can be as large as 19.3 mm long from nose to rear end. The skin of the frog's back is light brown and dark brown in color. The eardrum is also dark brown. The throat and chest have white and dark brown color on them. The front legs are short and thick.[1]

This frog lives in evergreen forests.[3]

Scientists believe this frog hatches out of eggs as small frogs and never swims as a tadpole, but they are not sure.[3]

This frog is in danger of dying out because it lives in such a small place. Because this frog lives high in the hills, it might not be able to travel to new habitats, such as when human beings cut down trees in between the hills.[3]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Raul E. Diaz (June 4, 2004). Tate Tunstall (ed.). "Philautus cardamonus Ohler, Swan, and Daltry, 2002". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. "Philautus cardamonus Ohler, Swan, and Daltry, 2002". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Philautus cardamonus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T58826A85539866. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T58826A85539866.en. Retrieved January 22, 2024.