Biology:Theloderma asperum
| Theloderma asperum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Theloderma |
| Species: | T. asperum
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| Binomial name | |
| Theloderma asperum (Boulenger, 1886)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Ixalus asper Boulenger, 1886 | |
Theloderma asperum is a frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is also known as the pied warty frog, hill garden bug-eyed frog,[2] or somewhat informally, bird poop frog.[3] The frog can be found in the northeastern India , Burma, China (Tibet, possibly more widely), Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam as well as Sumatra in Indonesia.[1] However, because of confusion with Theloderma albopunctatum and Theloderma baibungense, it is known with certainty from its type locality in Peninsular Malaysia.[2][4]
Description
This frog is 25–35 mm long in snout-vent length. The skin of the dorsum is black with white warts, causing the frog to resemble bird droppings. It has disks on its toes for climbing.[4] The frog has dark red eyes.[3]
Unlike other frogs in Theloderma, this frog does not have vomerine teeth.[4]
Habitat
Theloderma asperum is a tree bark mimic that breeds in tree holes.[5]
Original description
- Boulenger, G. A. (1886). "First report on additions to the batrachian collection in the Natural-History Museum.". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1886: 411–416.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lau, M.W.N.; Ermi, Z.; van Dijk, P.P.; Ming, L.; Dutta, S.; Bordoloi, S.; Borah, M. (2004). "Theloderma asperum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T59031A86241488. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59031A11872564.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59031/86241488.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Theloderma asperum (Boulenger, 1886)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Rhacophoridae/Rhacophorinae/Theloderma/Theloderma-asperum.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Vietnamese Bird Poop Frog - Theloderma asperum". Josh's Frogs. 2016. http://www.joshsfrogs.com/theloderma-asperum-captive-bred.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ann T. Chang; Michelle S. Koo, eds (August 18, 2019). "Theloderma asperum (Boulenger, 1886)". University of California, Berkeley. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/4547.
- ↑ "Theloderma asperum". Amphibians and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia. http://www.amphibia.my/page.php?pageid=s_foundk&s_id=102&search1=Theloderma%20asperum&species=Theloderma%20asperum&submit=Search!.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3011784 entry
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