Zhangixalus dorsoviridis
| Zhangixalus dorsoviridis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Zhangixalus |
| Species: | Z. dorsoviridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zhangixalus dorsoviridis (Bourret, 1937) | |
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The green-back tree frog (Zhangixalus dorsoviridis) is a frog. It lives in China and Vietnam.[2][3][1]
This frog lives in forests on mountains, between 25 and 50 meters away from streams. People see it sitting 2-3 meters above the ground on ginger plants. People have seen this frog between 1500 and 2200 meters above sea level.[1]
The male frog digs a hole under a rock and calls to the female frogs. The female frog lays her eggs in the hole. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles go to the stream or other water hole.[1]
Scientists say this frog is in some danger of dying out because it does not live in a very large place. People cut down forests to build things for visitors and farms, for example cardamom farms.[1]
Scientists think people might catch this frog to sell as a pet because of its colors. They do not know for sure if this has happened to Z. dorsoviridis, but people do this with other colorful frogs.[1]
Some of the places this frog lives are protected parks: Hoang Lien National Park, Copia Nature Reserve, and Bat Xat Nature Reserve. Scientists think it could live in Jinpingfenshuiling Nature Reserve and Guanyinshan Nature Reserve too.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Green-back Treefrog: Zhangixalus dorsoviridis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T112692905A112692922. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T112692905A112692922.en. 112692905. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Zhangixalus dorsoviridis (Bourret, 1937)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ↑ "Zhangixalus dorsoviridis (Bourret, 1937)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 17, 2023.