Chiromantis doriae

Chiromantis doriae
Chiromantis doriae in Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Rhacophoridae
Genus:Chiromantis
Species: C. doriae
Binomial name
Chiromantis doriae
(Boulenger, 1893)
Synonyms[2]

Chirixalus doriae Boulenger, 1893
Philautus doriae (Boulenger, 1893)
Rhacophorus doriae (Boulenger, 1893)

Chiromantis doriae (common names: Doria's Asian treefrog, Doria's bush frog, Doria's bushfrog, Doria's tree frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is found in southeastern Asia, from extreme northeastern India (Arunachal Pradesh) and adjacent Bangladesh to Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and southern China (Yunnan, Guangdong, and Hainan).[2]

Etymology

The specific name doriae honours Giacomo Doria, an Italian zoologist.[3]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Chou Wenhao; Shi Haitao; Yang Datong; Lu Shunqing; Peter Paul van Dijk; Annemarie Ohler; Sushil Dutta & Mohini Mohan Borah (2009). "Chiromantis doriae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T58787A11828804. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58787A11828804.en. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Chiromantis doriae (Boulenger, 1893)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.


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