Biology:Leptobrachium leucops
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Short description: Species of frog
| Leptobrachium leucops | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Leptobrachium |
| Species: | L. leucops
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptobrachium leucops | |
Leptobrachium leucops is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. This toad was discovered in Bidoup Núi Bà National Park in Lâm Đồng Province, Central Highlands region of Vietnam by a group of American, Australian and Vietnamese scientists.[1][2] The specific name leucops refer to its partly white pupils.[3] It is sometimes known as the yin-yang frog.[4]
Leptobrachium leucops was found at the altitude of around 1500–1900 m above sea level.[5]
Leptobrachium leucops is nocturnal, has a length up to 4.5 cm (1.8 in) and have partly white pupils, ridges on their skin and several stripes on their four limbs.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Leptobrachium leucops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T46255743A176550123. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T46255743A176550123.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/46255743/176550123.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Leptobrachium leucops Stuart, Rowley, Tran, Le, and Hoang, 2011". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Megophryidae/Leptobrachiinae/Leptobrachium/Leptobrachium-leucops.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedStuart - ↑ "Yin-yang frong (Leptobrachium leucops)". World Wildlife Fund. https://www.worldwildlife.org/photos/yin-yang-frong-leptobrachium-leucops.
- ↑ "New toad species found in Central Highlands". 3 April 2011. http://en.www.info.vn/science-and-education/nature-and-animals/22400-new-toad-species-found-in-central-highlands.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q1191979 entry
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