Zhangixalus dennysi
Denny's whipping frog, Denny's gliding tree frog, Denny's large tree frog, large tree frog or Blanford's whipping frog (Zhangixalus dennysi) is a frog. It lives in China, Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar.[2][3][1]
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LC (IUCN3.1Q)[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Zhangixalus |
| Species: | Z. dennysi
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| Binomial name | |
| Zhangixalus dennysi (Blanford, 1881)
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This frog lives in forests in low places, on mountains, and near streams on hills. This frog lives mostly in forests that have never been cut down People have seen it between 80 and 1500 meters above sea level.[1]
This frog has a very loud voice.[1]
The tadpoles swim in paddy fields, holes full of water, ponds, and marshes.[1]
Scientists say this frog is not in danger of dying out but it is in some danger because people change the place where it lives: People go into the forest to take things they need. People change the forest into small farms. Dirty chemicals, fires, and changes in the water can also hurt this frog. In some places, people catch this frog to eat or sell as a pet.[1]
Some of the places this frog lives are protected parks.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Blanford's Whipping Frog: Zhangixalus dennysi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T88990424A63870747. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T88990424A63870747.en. 88990424. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Zhangixalus dennysi (Blanford, 1881)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Zhangixalus dennysi (Blanford, 1881)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
