Zhangixalus smaragdinus

Zhangixalus smaragdinus
LC (IUCN3.1Q)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Zhangixalus
Species:
Z. smaragdinus
Binomial name
Zhangixalus smaragdinus
(Blyth, 1852)
Synonyms[2]
  • Polypedates smaragdinus Blyth, 1852
  • Rhacophorus maximus Günther, 1858
  • Rhacophorus gigas Jerdon, 1870
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) maximus Ahl, 1931
  • Rhacophorus nigropalmatus maximus Wolf, 1936
  • Rhacophorus maximus Inger, 1966
  • Rhacophorus smaragdinus Ohler and Deuti, 2018
  • Zhangixalus smaragdinus Jiang, Jiang, Ren, Wu, and Li, 2019

The Nepal flying frog, large tree frog, Günther's tree frog, yellow-spotted tree frog, emerald gliding tree frog or white-lipped tree frog (Zhangixalus smaragdinus) is a frog. It lives in China, Nepal, India, Tibet, Bhutan, and Myanmar.[2][3][1]

This frog lives in trees. Most of the time, this frog lives high in the place where the branches come together like a roof. People have seen this frog between 500 and 2000 meters above sea level.[1]

The female frog makes a foam nest on top of the water in a pond. The tadpoles swim in the pond.[1]

Scientists say this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in a large place. Some people catch this frog to eat. Many of the places this frog lives are protected parks: Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve, Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve, Royal Manas National Park, Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary, Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park, Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary, Thong Pha Phum National Park, Kaeng Krachan National Park, and Kui Buri National Park.[1]

First paper

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  • Annemarie Ohler; Kaushik Deuti (2018). "Polypedates smaragdinus Blyth, 1852—a senior subjective synonym of Rhacophorus maximus Günther, 1858". Zootaxa (Abstract). 4375: 273–280. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4375.2.7. PMID 29689774. Retrieved April 9, 2023.

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Nepal Flying Frog: Zhangixalus smaragdinus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T175789878A175791396. 175789878. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Zhangixalus smaragdinus (Blyth, 1852)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Zhangixalus smaragdinus (Blyth, 1852)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 10, 2023.