Gracixalus tianlinensis, the Tianlin small tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to China's Tianlin County.[2][3][1]
| Gracixalus tianlinensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Gracixalus |
| Species: | G. tianlinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gracixalus tianlinensis Chen, Bei, Liao, Zhou, and Mo, 2018
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The adult male frog measures 30.3–35.9 mm (1.19–1.41 in) in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 35.6–38.7 mm (1.40–1.52 in). The head is wider than it is long and there are no vomerine teeth. The skin of the dorsum is brown to beige in color with a dark brown mark shaped like the letter Y. The axilla and tops of the legs are yellow in color. The throat and chest are gray in color. The belly is cream-white in color. The iris of the eye is brown in color with fine black reticulations.[4]
This frog has been found on hills in combined evergreen-bamboo forests. It has been observed 1,858 meters (6,096 ft) above sea level. Scientists believe that this frog breeds in streams and that the tadpoles develop in water-filled holes in bamboo, like other frogs in Gracixalus do.[1]
Little is known about this frog's range, but it includes at least one protected park: Cenwanglaoshan National Nature Reserve.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Tianlin Small Tree Frog: Gracixalus tianlinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T149237287A149747049. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T149237287A149747049.en. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Gracixalus tianlinensis Chen, Bei, Liao, Zhou, and Mo, 2018". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Gracixalus tianlinensis Chen, Bei, Liao, Zhou, & Mo, 2018". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Chen, W.; Bei, Y.; Liao, X.; Zhou, S.; Mo, Y. (2018). "A new species of Gracixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from West Guangxi, China". Asian Herpetological Research (Full text). 9 (2): 74–84. doi:10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.170085. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
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