Odorrana bacboensis
| Odorrana bacboensis | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Odorrana |
| Species: | O. bacboensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Odorrana bacboensis (Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Cuc, 2003)[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Huia bacboensis (Bain et al., 2003) | |
Odorrana bacboensis (common name: Tonkin frog) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family that is endemic to northern Vietnam.[3] Its natural habitats are forested montane river systems. Status of this recently described species is insufficiently known.[1]
Description
Male Odorrana bacboensis grow to a snout–vent length of 55 mm (2.2 in) (based on just one specimen) and females to 82–105 mm (3.2–4.1 in).[2]
Reproduction
This species probably breeds in the autumn. The eggs are black, indicating that they are laid in places where they are exposed to sunlight to promote development.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bain, R. (2004). "Odorrana bacboensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bain, R. H.; Lathrop, A. M. Y.; Murphy, R. W.; Orlov, N. L.; Cuc, H. T. U. (2003). "Cryptic species of a cascade frog from Southeast Asia: taxonomic revisions and descriptions of six new species". American Museum Novitates 3417: 1–60. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2003)417<0001:CSOACF>2.0.CO;2.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Odorrana bacboensis (Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov, and Ho, 2003)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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