Theloderma rhododiscus

species of Amphibia

The Chinese bubble-nest frog, red-disked small tree frog, or Chinese bug-eyed frog (Theloderma rhododiscus) is a frog. It lives in China.[2][3][1]

Theloderma rhododiscus
LC (IUCN3.1Q)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Theloderma
Species:
T. rhododiscus
Binomial name
Theloderma rhododiscus
(Liu and Hu, 1962)
Synonyms[2]
  • Philautus rhododiscus Liu and Hu, 1962
  • Philautus (Philautus) rhododiscus Bossuyt and Dubois, 2001
  • Theloderma rhododiscus Yu, Rao, Yang, and Zhang, 2007
  • Aquixalus rhododiscus Fei, Hu, Ye, and Huang, 2009
  • Theloderma (Theloderma) rhododiscum Poyarkov, Orlov, Moiseeva, Pawangkhanant, Ruangsuwan, Vassilieva, Galoyan, Nguyen, and Gogoleva, 2015

This frog lives in forests with evergreen trees in them. It lays eggs in holes in trees that have water in them, holes in bamboo that have water in them, and in small pools and ponds. People have seen this frog between 830 and 1711 meters above sea level.[1]

Scientists say this frog is not in danger of dying out, but it is in some danger. The biggest one is people cutting down trees to get wood to build with. The frog lives in many protected parks.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Chinese bubble-nest frog: Theloderma rhododiscus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T58894A63878833. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T58894A63878833.en. 58894. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Theloderma rhododiscus (Liu and Hu, 1962)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  3. "Theloderma rhododiscus (Liu and Hu, 1962)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 19, 2023.