Theloderma auratum
The golden bug-eyed frog (Theloderma auratum) is a frog. It lives in Vietnam. Scientists think it might also live in Laos. It lives in tropical forests on mountains.[1][2][3][4]
| Theloderma auratum | |
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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. auratum
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| Binomial name | |
| Theloderma auratum Poyarkov, Kropachev, Gogoleva, and Orlov, 2018
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Body
changeThe adult male frog is about 21.8–26.4 mm long from nose to rear end. This frog has no warts or bony ridges on its skin. There is no webbed skin on its front feet. The skin of its back is gold-yellow in color with gold-orange and brown marks. The skin of its legs is reddish brown on top.[4]
Home
changeThis frog lives in forests that have never been cut down and have evergreen trees in them. People have not seen this frog in places that people have changed too much. People see the frogs after rain. They see them sitting on plants up to one meter above the ground. People have seen this frog between 800 and 1420 meters above sea level.[3]
Young
changeThe male frog calls to the female frog. Scientists think she lays her eggs in holes in plants that have water in them. The tadpoles take about two and a half months to become frogs.[3]
Name
changeScientists named this frog auratum for the Latin language word for "gold."[4]
Danger
changeScientists say this frog is in some danger of dying out because human beings cut down the forests where it lives to make farms.[3]
At least two of the places this frog lives are protected parks: Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve and Kon Ka Kinh National Park.[3]
References
change- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. "Theloderma auratum Poyarkov, Kropachev, Gogoleva, and Orlov, 2018". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Theloderma auratum Poyarkov, Kropachev, Gogoleva, and Orlov, 2018". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Golden Bug-eyed Frog: Theloderma auratum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T164451386A173144499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T164451386A173144499.en. 164451386. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Poyarkov Jr NA; Kropachev IL; Gogoleva SS; Orlov NL (2018). "A new species of the genus Theloderma Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Tay Nguyen Plateau, central Vietnam". Zoological Research (Full text). 39 (3): 156–180. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2018.018/. PMID 29683110. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
