Rhacophorus robertingeri
| Rhacophorus robertingeri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Rhacophorus |
| Species: | R. robertingeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhacophorus robertingeri Orlov, Poyarkov, Vassilieva, Ananjeva, Nguyen, Sang, and Geissler, 2012 | |
Rhacophorus robertingeri is a frog first found in the Annamite Mountains of Vietnam. This species can be differentiated from its congeners based on the pointed projection at the tibiotarsal articulation, as well as coloration.[1]
References
- ↑ Orlov, Nikolai L., et al. "Taxonomic notes on rhacophorid frogs (Rhacophorinae: Rhacophoridae: Anura) of southern part of Annamite Mountains (Truong Son, Vietnam), with description of three new species." Russian Journal of Herpetology 19.1 (2012): 23-64.
Further Reading
- Ziegler, Thomas, et al. "New amphibian and reptile records from Ha Giang Province, northern Vietnam." Herpetol. Notes 7 (2014): 185-201.
- Nguyen, T., and Thomas Ziegler. "Amphibian Research and Conservation in Vietnam." Froglog104 (2012): 21-23.
- Tao, Nguyen Thien, et al. "A Preliminary Study of Phylogenetic Relationships and Taxonomic Problems of Vietnamese Rhacophorus (Anura: Rhacophoridae)." Russian Journal of Herpetology 21.4 (2014): 274-280.
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