Rhacophorus orlovi
Rhacophorus orlovi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Rhacophoridae |
Genus: | Rhacophorus |
Species: | R. orlovi |
Binomial name | |
Rhacophorus orlovi | |
Rhacophorus orlovi is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.[2][3]
Etymology
The specific name, orlovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Nikolai Lusteranovich Orlov.
Geographic range
Habitat
The natural habitats of R. orlovi are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.[2]
Conservation status
R. orlovi is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Rhacophorus orlovi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T59010A113960688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T59010A113960688.en. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 Truong NQ, Bain R, Chan-ard T, Stuart B (2004). Rhacophorus orlovi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. xiii + 262 pp. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1. (Rhacophorus orlovi, p. 159).
Further reading
- Ziegler T, Köhler J (2001). "Rhacophorus orlovi sp. n., a new tree frog from Vietnam (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae)". Sauria 2001 (3): 37-46. (Rhacophorus orlovi, new species).
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