Kurixalus hainanus

Kurixalus hainanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Kurixalus
Species:
K. hainanus
Binomial name
Kurixalus hainanus
(Zhao, Wang, and Shi, 2005)
Synonyms
  • Rhacophorus hainanus Zhao, Wang, and Shi In Zhao, Wang, Shi, Wu, and Zhao, 2005
  • Kurixalus hainanus Li, Che, Bain, Zhao, and Zhang, 2008
  • Aquixalus hainanus Fei, Hu, Ye, and Huang, 2009
  • Kurixalus (Aquixalus) hainanus Poyarkov, Nguyen, Popov, Geissler, Pawangkhanant, Neang, Suwannapoom, and Orlov, 2021

The Hainan frilled tree frog or Hainan small tree frog (Kurixalus hainanus) is a frog. It lives in northeastern Vietnam and in parts of China: Guizhou, Guangxi, and Guangdong and in the mountains on Hainan Island. People have seen it between 630 and 710 meters above sea level.

This frog lives in evergreen forests, bamboo forests, forests with many plants, and places with smaller plants. This frog's tadpoles swim in ponds that are not deep.

Scientists believe this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in such a large place. However, human beings cut down the forests where it lives to build small farms. People also catch this frog to eat and to make medicine.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Hainan Small Treefrog: Kurixalus hainanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T61891A63869331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T61891A63869331.en. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Kurixalus hainanus (Zhao, Wang, and Shi, 2005)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 23, 2024.