Theloderma petilum
The slender warted tree frog or slender bug-eyed frog (Theloderma petilus) is a frog. It lives in Vietnam in the Muong Nhe Nature Reserve. It also lives in Laos and Thailand. Scientists think it may live in China.[2][3][1]
| Theloderma petilum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Theloderma |
| Species: | T. petilum |
| Binomial name | |
| Theloderma petilum (Stuart and Heatwole, 2004) | |
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Body
The adult frog is about 33.8 mm long from nose to rear end. This frog is soft yellow-brown in color with black stripes. There is some lavendar color on the tops of the legs.[4]
Home
This frog lives in forests on hills that have evergreen trees and bamboo in them. People have only seen it in forests. People have seen the frogs on plants about 1 meter above the ground. People have seen this frog between 20 and 600 meters above sea level.[1]
Young
Scientists think this frog hatches out of its egg as a tadpole because that is what other frogs in Theloderma do.[1]
Danger
Scientists say this frog is in some danger of dying out because it lives in a small place. People cut down forests to make farms. This frog lives in at least two protected parks: Phou Dendin National Biodiversity Conservation Area and Muong Nhe Nature Reserve.[1]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Theloderma petilum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T61886A87451658. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T61886A87451658.en. 61886. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- Frost, Darrel R. "Theloderma petilum (Stuart and Heatwole, 2004)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- "Theloderma petilum (Stuart and Heatwole, 2004)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- Stuart BL; Heatwole HF (2004). "A new Philautus (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae) from northern Laos". Asiatic Herpetological Research (Full text). 10: 17–21. Retrieved May 15, 2023.