Common Chinese tree frog

The common Chinese tree frog or Chinese tree toad (Hyla chinensis) is a tree frog from China. People have seen it in the middle of China and in parts of Taiwan and Vietnam. It lives between 200 and 1000 meters above sea level.[3][1]

Common Chinese tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyla
Species:
H. chinensis
Binomial name
Hyla chinensis
(Günther, 1858)
Synonyms[3]
  • Hyla arborea var. chinensis (Günther, 1858)
  • Hyla chinensis (Günther, 1864)
  • Hyla arborea var. chinensis (Boettger, 1885)
  • Hyla arborea var. sinensis (Gee, 1919)
  • Hyla chinensis chinensis (Nieden, 1923)
  • Hyla (Hyla) chinensis (Fouquette and Dubois, 2014)

The adult frog is 25 to 33 cm long from nose to rear end. The female frogs are larger than the male frogs. This frog has a wide head. This frog is dark green on the back with a yellow belly and a brown mouth. It has a black stripe near each eye and black spots on its sides. Adult frogs sit in trees, smaller plants, and rice fields, sometimes in groups.[1]

Scientists say this frog is related to Hyla arborea.[3]

References
  1. Jesse Lou (June 29, 2000). "Hyla chinensis: Chinese tree toad". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  2. Lue Kuangyang; Chou Wenhao; Yuan Zhigang; Geng Baorong; Gu Huiqing; IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Hyla chinensis". 2020. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55445A11312541. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55445A11312541.en. Retrieved November 27, 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Hyla chinensis Günther, 1858". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
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