Philautus catbaensis

species of amphibian

The Cat Ba shrub frog (Philautus catbaensis) is a frog. It lives in Vietnam. People have seen it on Cat Ba Island in Cat Ba National Park, which is from 0 to 300 meters above sea level.[2][1][3]

Philautus catbaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Philautus
Species:
P. catbaensis
Binomial name
Philautus catbaensis
Milto, Poyarkov, Orlov, and Nguyen, 2013

Scientists say this frog could be dead soon because it lives in such a small place and because people are still cutting down the forests where it lives to make farms.[3]

First paper

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  • Milto KD; Poyarkov Jr NA; Orlov NL; Hguyen TT (2013). "Two new rhacophorid frogs from Cat Ba Island, Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam". Russian J Herpetol (Abstract and figures). 20 (4): 287-300. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Philautus catbaensis Milto, Poyarkov, Orlov, and Nguyen, 2013". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. "Philautus catbaensis Milto, Poyarkov, Orlov, and Nguyen, 2013". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  3. 3.0 3.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Cat Ba Shrub Frog: Philautus catbaensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. p. e.T73728485A73728494. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T73728485A73728494.en. 73728485. Retrieved January 27, 2024.