Rhacophorus laoshan | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Rhacophoridae |
Genus: | Rhacophorus |
Species: | R. laoshan
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Binomial name | |
Rhacophorus laoshan Mo, Jiang, Xie, and Ohler, 2008
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Rhacophorus laoshan, the Laoshan tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. Scientists know it from the type locality: 1389 meters above sea level in Cenwangloashan Nature Reserve in China.[2][3][1]
The adult frog measures about 35 mm in snout-vent length. The skin of the dorsum is brown in color with a ventrolateral stripe. The ventrum is gray-brown in color. The inner surfaces of the hind legs are bright tangerine orange in color.[4]
This frog lives in the bamboo understory of forests with tall trees.[4]
Scientists named this frog after Cenwanglaoshan Natural Preserve, where it was found.[4]