Kurixalus odontotarsus

Kurixalus odontotarsus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Subfamily: Rhacophorinae
Genus: Kurixalus
Species: K. odontotarsus
Binomial name
Kurixalus odontotarsus
(Ye & Fei, 1993)
Synonyms

Philautus odontotarsus Ye & Fei, 1993

Kurixalus odontotarsus (serrate-legged small treefrog) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is found in southern China, Vietnam, Laos, and possibly Myanmar.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, intermittent freshwater marshes, heavily degraded former forest, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Male Kurixalus odontotarsus grow to a snout-vent length of about 32 mm (1.3 in) and females about 43 mm (1.7 in).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Lau, M.W.N. & Yang Datong (2004). "Kurixalus odontotarsus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Kurixalus odontotarsus (Ye and Fei, 1993)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. pp. 252–254. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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