Biology:Yellow-bellied tree frog
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| File:Dryophytes flaviventris.jpg | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Dryophytes |
| Species: | D. flaviventris
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| Binomial name | |
| Dryophytes flaviventris (Borzée et al, 2019)
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The yellow-bellied tree frog (Dryophytes flaviventris) is a species of Ameroasian tree frog native to the central lowlands of the South Korea , where it is known to occur in Buyeo, Nonsan and Iksan. It was described in 2019 after research showed it to have genetic and morphological differences compared to Dryophytes immaculatus and D. suweonensis. The yellow-bellied tree frog is geographically separated from D. suweonensis by the Chilgap mountain range, and from other Dryophytes species (including D. immaculatus) by the Yellow Sea. The yellow bellied tree frog is estimated to have split off from D. suweonensis approximately 0.97 million years ago.[1]
The status of these tree frogs is currently not evaluated, but they are thought to be endangered as they have a very small range and are at risk of hybridization from other tree frogs.[2]
References
- ↑ Borzée, Messenger, Shinhyeok, Andersen, Groffen, Ye, Junghwa, Othman, Kyongsin, Tu, Yoonhyuk, Jin-Long, Jia-Tang, Ming-Feng, Yoonjung, Yucheol, Taejoon, Yikweon, Mi-Sook, Amaël, Kevin R., Chae, Desiree, Jordy, Inn Kim, An, Siti N., Ri, Yong Nam, Bae, Ren, Li, Chuang, Yi, Shin, Kwon, Jang, Min (24 June 2020). "Yellow sea mediated segregation between North East Asian Dryophytes species". PLoS One. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0234299.
- ↑ "익산서 발견된 신종 ‘노랑배청개구리’…“멸종위기종 지정해야”". 25 June 2020. http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/animalpeople/ecology_evolution/950916.html.
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