Rhacophorus yinggelingensis
| Rhacophorus yinggelingensis | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | "Amphibia" (wide sense) |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Rhacophorus |
| Species: | R. yinggelingensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhacophorus yinggelingensis Chou, Lau, and Chan, 2007[2] | |
Rhacophorus yinggelingensis (Yinggeling treefrog) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family endemic to Hainan Island, China.[3] Its name refers to the type locality, Yinggeling (Chinese: 鹦哥岭; pinyin: yīng gē lǐng), a mountain range in central Hainan.[2]
Description
Rhacophorus yinggelingensis is a medium-sized treefrog with a green body with some white spots. Its snout-vent length is about 43 mm (1.7 in).[2]
Distribution
Rhacophorus yinggelingensis is currently only known from the Yinggeling mountain range in central Hainan[1][3] at altitudes of 1,200 m (3,900 ft) or more.[4] It appears to be a montane species restricted to primary rain forest. It breeds in rainwater pools, which are rare in its mountainous habitat.[1]
Conservation
The species occurs within the Yinggeling Nature Reserve. The high-altitude montane habitat is relatively undisturbed, but the species is rare and the total area of the habitat is small. IUCN considers Rhacophorus yinggelingensis as "vulnerable".[1] Survey of the reserve has put the estimated total population size at around 3000 frogs.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Michael Wai Neng Lau, Bosco Chan, Chou Wenhao (2008). "Rhacophorus yinggelingensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chou, Wen-hao; Michael Wai-neng Lau, and Bosco P. L. Chan (2007). "A new treefrog of the genus Rhacophorus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Hainan Island, China" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 55: 157–165.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Rhacophorus yinggelingensis Chou, Lau, and Chan, 2007". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Liao, Chang-Le; Wang He-Sheng, Huang Juan, Wang Hui-Ying (2013). "Field survey on population size and distribution of Rhacophorus yinggelingensis in Yinggeling Nature Reserve". Chinese Journal of Zoology (in Chinese, with an English abstract) 48 (3): 377–381.