Taipei tree frog
| Taipei tree frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Rhacophorus |
| Species: | R. taipeianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhacophorus taipeianus Liang and Wang, 1978 | |
The Taipei tree frog, Rhacophorus taipeianus, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to central and northern Taiwan. It is a medium-sized tree frog; females are 4.5–5.5 cm (1.8–2.2 in) in snout-vent length, and males are slightly smaller 3.5–4.5 cm (1.4–1.8 in).[2]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, plantations, ponds, and irrigated land. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss, although its population trend is stable.[1]
References
- 1 2 Lue Kuangyang & Chou Wenhao (2004). "Rhacophorus taipeianus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T59022A11870700. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59022A11870700.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ↑ Lue, Kuang-Yang. "Rhacophorus taipeianus". BiotaTaiwanica. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
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