Samkos bush frog

Samkos bush frog
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Rhacophoridae
Genus:	Feihyla
Species:	F. samkosensis
Binomial name
	Feihyla samkosensis; (Grismer et al., 2007)
Synonyms
	Chiromantis samkosensis Grismer et al., 2007; Chirixalus samkosensis (Chen et al., 2020);

The Samkos bush frog (Feihyla samkosensis) is a moss frog found in Cambodia in the Cardamom Mountains. It was first described in 2007.^[3]^[2]^[4]

Description

The Samkos bush frog is relatively small, around 25 mm (0.98 in) in snout-to-vent length.^[5] It has a smooth body and translucent skin; its blood is externally visible. It has green-colored blood and turquoise-hued bones, a result of a pigment in waste products, biliverdin.^[6]

Distribution

The species is found in the jungle terrain of the Cardamom Mountains in southwestern Cambodia.^[5] It was found in Pursat Province in the Phnom Samkos area at 500 metres (1,600 ft) above sea level.

Conservation status

F. samkosensis is listed as "vulnerable" by the IUCN.^[1] Human expansion threatens the species, notably via a new, wide, graded road through the middle of the type locality.^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/136075/0
^ ^a ^b Lee Grismer, L.; Thy, Neang; Chav, Thou; Holden, Jeremy (2007). "A new species of Chiromantis Peters 1854 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Phnom Samkos in the Northwestern Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia". Herpetologica. 63 (3): 392–400. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2007)63[392:ANSOCP]2.0.CO;2.
^ "Feihyla samkosensis (Grismer, Neang, Chav, and Holden, 2007) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
^ Smith, Lewis (2008-12-18). "Greenblooded frog makes first appearance for scientists". The Times. London. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
^ ^a ^b http://www.geo-bio.fr/cuora_amb/_JP108.pdf^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Thompson, Christian (2008-12-15). "First Contact in the Greater Mekong" (pdf). World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2008-12-20.

External links

Data related to Samkos bush frog at Wikispecies

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[iucn-1] ttp://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/136075/0

[grismer-2] Lee Grismer, L.; Thy, Neang; Chav, Thou; Holden, Jeremy (2007). "A new species of Chiromantis Peters 1854 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Phnom Samkos in the Northwestern Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia". Herpetologica. 63 (3): 392–400. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2007)63[392:ANSOCP]2.0.CO;2.

[3] "Feihyla samkosensis (Grismer, Neang, Chav, and Holden, 2007) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-30.

[4] Smith, Lewis (2008-12-18). "Greenblooded frog makes first appearance for scientists". The Times. London. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-28.

[addl-5] ttp://www.geo-bio.fr/cuora_amb/_JP108.pdf^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[FirstContact-6] Thompson, Christian (2008-12-15). "First Contact in the Greater Mekong" (pdf). World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2008-12-20.

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