Theloderma leporosum

Theloderma leporosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Theloderma
Species:
T. leporosum
Binomial name
Theloderma leporosum
Tschudi, 1838
Synonyms[2]
  • Hyla leporosa Schlegel, 1837
  • Theloderma leporosa Tschudi, 1838
  • Hyla leprosa Schlegel, 1858
  • Theloderma leprosum Boulenger, 1884
  • Polypedates leprosus Günther, 1887
  • Rhacophorus leprosus Boulenger, 1890
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) leporosus Ahl, 1931
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) leprosus leprosus Wolf, 1936
  • Theloderma (Theloderma) leporosum Poyarkov, Orlov, Moiseeva, Pawangkhanant, Ruangsuwan, Vassilieva, Galoyan, Nguyen, and Gogoleva, 2015

The Malaya bug-eyed frog (Theloderma leporosum) is a frog. It lives in Malaysia and Indonesia.[2][3][1]

This frog lives in forests with evergreen trees in forests that have never been cut down and in forests that were cut down but have had a long time to grow back. People see them sitting in holes in trees 3 m above the ground. Scientists believe these frogs need very large holes in trees to lay eggs, and that these holes are only in older forests. People have seen this frog between 800 and 1200 meters above sea level.[1]

Scientists say this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in a large place. There is some danger because human beings cut down trees to get wood to build with and make farms, for example for tea and fruit.[1]

Some of the places this frog lives are protected parks: Gunung Stong State Park and Sibolangit Nature Reserve.[1]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Malaya Bug-eyed Frog: Theloderma leporosum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T59037A89873460. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T59037A89873460.en. 59037. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Theloderma leporosum Tschudi, 1838". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Theloderma leporosum Tschudi, 1838". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 10, 2023.