Biology:Chirixalus doriae

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Chirixalus doriae
Chiromantis doriae, Doria's Asian tree frog.jpg
At Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Chirixalus
Species:
C. doriae
Binomial name
Chirixalus doriae
Boulenger, 1893
Synonyms[2]
  • Philautus doriae (Boulenger, 1893)
  • Rhacophorus doriae (Boulenger, 1893)
  • Chiromantis doriae (Boulenger, 1893)

Chirixalus doriae, commonly known as Doria's Asian treefrog, Doria's bush frog, Doria's bush frog, and Doria's tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is found in southeastern Asia, from extreme northeastern India (Arunachal Pradesh) and adjacent Bangladesh to Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and southern China (Yunnan, Guangdong, and Hainan).[2]

Etymology

The specific name doriae honours Giacomo Doria, an Italian zoologist.[3]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

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