Zhangixalus dugritei

Zhangixalus dugritei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Zhangixalus
Species:
Z. dugritei
Binomial name
Zhangixalus dugritei
(Brown, Alcala, and Diesmos, 1999)
Synonyms[2]
  • Polypedates dugritei David, 1872
  • Polypedates davidi Sauvage, 1877
  • Rhacophorus davidi Boulenger, 1882
  • Hyla monticola Barbour, 1912
  • Hyla bambusicola Barbour, 1920
  • Rhacophorus pleurostictus batangensis Vogt, 1924
  • Rhacophorus batangensis Ahl, 1927
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) batangensis Ahl, 1931
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) davidi Ahl, 1931
  • Polypedates bambusicola Pope, 1931
  • Rhacophorus schlegelii davidi Wolf, 1936
  • Rhacophorus schlegelii batangensis Wolf, 1936
  • Rhacophorus dugritei Liu, 1950
  • Polypedates dugritei Liem, 1970
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) dugritei Dubois, 1987
  • Zhangixalus dugritei Jiang, Jiang, Ren, Wu, and Li, 2019

The Sichuan whipping frog, Boaxing treefrog, or Dugrite's whipping tree frog (Zhangixalus dugritei) is a frog. It lives in China and Vietnam. People have seen it 10,500 feet above sea level.[2][3][1]

These frogs live in forests and grassy places high on mountains. It lays eggs in pools and ponds. The female frog makes a white foam nest to lays her eggs. She makes the nest in a mud cave or under moss or plants. After the eggs hatch, the rain pushes the tadpoles into the water. The tadpoles live at the bottom of the pond or pool.[1]

People have seen this frog between 1400 and 3200 meters above sea level.[1]

Scientists say this frog is not in danger of dying out because there are so many of them alive. Many of the places the frog lives are protected parks, for example Hoang Lien Son National Park and Tay Con Linh II National Park. People sometimes cut down the forests to build farms and get wood. Sometimes people catch this frog to eat.[1]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Baoxing Tree Frog: Zhangixalus dugritei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T79129328A48440996. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T79129328A48440996.en. 79129328. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Zhangixalus dugritei (David, 1872)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Zhangixalus dugritei (David, 1872)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 9, 2023.