Biology:Zhangixalus wui
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Zhangixalus |
| Species: | Z. wui
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| Zhangixalus wui (Li, Liu, Chen, Wu, Murphy, Zhao, Wang, and Zhang, 2012)
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Zhangixalus wui, the Lichuan tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to China . Scientists know it exclusively from the type locality: Hanchi Village in Hubei Province. It has been observed between 1550 and 1840 meters above sea level.[2][3][1][4]
The adult male frog measures about 35.2–38.2 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog about 48.6 mm. The skin of the dorsum can be dark yellow-brown to light green in color on the back and sides. It has light brown spots that are dark yellow-brown on the edges. Frogs that live in grass tend to be greener than those that live in mud. The belly is cream-white with gray marks. The sides of the legs can be light red-white with gray marks. The insides of the back legs are white with brown spots. There are round disks on the toes for climbing.[4]
Scientists named this frog after Guan-fu Wu for great contributions to the herpetology of China.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lichuan Treefrog: Zhangixalus wui". 2019. p. e.T88095621A122177357. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T88095621A122177357.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/88095621/122177357. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R.. "Zhangixalus wui (Li, Liu, Chen, Wu, Murphy, Zhao, Wang, and Zhang, 2012)". American Museum of Natural History, New York. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Rhacophoridae/Rhacophorinae/Zhangixalus/Zhangixalus-wui.
- ↑ "Zhangixalus wui (Li, Liu, Chen, Wu, Murphy, Zhao, Wang & Zhang, 2012)". University of California, Berkeley. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/7809.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Li J-T; Liu J; Chen Y-Y; Wu J-W; Murphy RW; Zhao E-M; Wang Y-Z; Zhang Y-P (2012). "Molecular phylogeny of treefrogs in the Rhacophorus dugritei species complex (Anura: Rhacophoridae), with descriptions of two new species.". Zool J Linnean Soc 165: 143–162. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00790.x. https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/165/1/143/2627148. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
Wikidata ☰ Q112895220 entry
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