| Annam tree frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Hyla |
| Species: | H. simplex |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyla simplex Boettger, 1901 | |
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Annam tree frog (Hyla simplex), also known as the South China tree toad, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in southern China, Vietnam, and Laos. The Hainan tree toad (H. s. hainanensis) from Hainan Island is treated as a subspecies.[2]
Male Annam tree frogs grow to a snout–vent length of about 37 mm (1.5 in) and females to 40 mm (1.6 in). Tadpoles are up to 32 mm (1.3 in) in length.[3]
Annam tree frogs are a common, arboreal species living in montane areas, including fields, bamboo forests and shrubland. Breeding takes place in rice paddies and in permanent pools. It is potentially threatened by habitat degradation.[1]
References
- 1 2 Peter Paul van Dijk, Nguyen Quang Truong, Michael Wai Neng Lau, Yuan Zhigang, Gu Huiqing (2004). "Hyla simplex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55657A11349490. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55657A11349490.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hyla simplex Boettger, 1901". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ↑ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. pp. 142–144. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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