Romerus feii
Fei's small tree frog (Romerus feii) is a frog. It lives in China and Vietnam. Scientists have seen it between 350 and 1163 meters above sea level.[1][2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Romerus |
| Species: | R. feii
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| Binomial name | |
| Romerus feii (Smith, 1953)
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Appearance
changeThe adult male frog is about 16.2 to 17.6 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 18.0 to 18.7 mm long. This frog has a mark in the shape of an X on its back. There is a mark between the eyes.[2]
Name
changeScientists named this frog after amphibian scientist Professor Liang Fei.[2]
Home
changeThis frog lives in forests that have never been cut down. People see it on the dead leaves on the ground.[3]
The place where this frog lives has two protected parks in it: Heishiding Nature Reserve and Dayaoshan Nature Reserve.[3]
Young
changeScientists think this frog's tadpoles swim in water-filled holes in plants such as trees or bamboo.[3]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Liuixalus feii Yang, Rao, and Wang, 2015". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 James Kong (November 23, 2015). Ann T. Chang; Michelle S. Koo (eds.). "Liuixalus feii (Smith, 1953)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Fei's Small Tree Frog: Liuixalus feii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T82410392A122172682. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T82410392A122172682.en. 82410392. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ↑ Yang J-H; Rao D-Q; Wang Y-Y (2015). "A new species of the genus Liuixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern China". Zootaxa (Abstract). 3990 (2): 247–258. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3990.2.5. PMID 26250231. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
