Romerus shiwandashan

species of amphibian

Fei's small tree frog (Romerus shiwandashan) is a frog. It lives in China. Scientists have seen it in exactly one place: Mount Shiwanda in Guanxi Province, 937 meters above sea level.[1][2][3]

Romerus shiwandashan
DD (IUCN3.1Q)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Romerus
Species:
R. shiwandashan
Binomial name
Romerus shiwandashan
Li, Mo, Jiang, Xie, and Jiang, 2015
Synonyms[1]
  • Liuixalus shiwandashan LLi, Mo, Xie, and Jiang in Qin, Mo, Jiang, Cai, Xie, Jiang, Murphy, Li, and Wang, 2015
  • Romerus shiwandashan Dubois, Ohler, and Pyron, 2021

This frog lives in forests. The female frog lays eggs in holes with water in them.[3]

Danger

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Scientists do not know whether this frog is in danger of dying out. People come to Shiwandashan National Park, and scientists think they might hurt the frog.[3]

First paper

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  • Li; Mo; Jiang; Xie; Jiang; Qin S; Mo Y; Jiang K; Cai B; Xie F; et al. (2015). "Two New Species of Liuixalus (Rhacophoridae, Anura): Evidence from Morphological and Molecular Analyses". PLoS ONE. 10 (8): e0136134. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0136134.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Liuixalus feii Li, Mo, Jiang, Xie, and Jiang, 2015". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  2. "Romerus shiwandashan Li, Mo, Jiang, Xie, and Jiang, 2015". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "十万大山刘树娃: Liuixalus shiwandashan". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T89186612A122177580. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T89186612A122177580.en. 89186612. Retrieved July 21, 2024.