Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Familia: Rhacophoridae
Subfamilia: Rhacophorinae
Genus: Theloderma
Species: Theloderma asperum
Name
Theloderma asperum (Boulenger, 1886)
Type locality: "Hill Garden, Larut, Perak, at an altitude of 3300 feet", Malaysia (Malaya).
Syntypes: BM 1947.2.6.18-19.
Synonyms
Ixalus asper Boulenger, 1886
Rhacophorus asperrimus Ahl, 1927
Philautus asper — Smith, 1930
Rhacophorus (Philautus) asperrimus — Ahl, 1931
Philautus asperrimus — Bourret, 1942
Theloderma asperum — Taylor, 1962
References
Boulenger, 1886, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1886: 415.
Taylor, 1962, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 43: 519.
Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Theloderma asperum . Accessed on 12 July 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Theloderma asperum (Least Concern) Downloaded on 12 July 2008.
Vernacular names
English: Hill Garden Bug-eyed Frog
Theloderma asperum is a frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is also known as the pied warty frog, hill garden bug-eyed frog,[2] or somewhat informally, bird poop frog.[3] The frog can be found in the northeastern India, Burma, China (Tibet, possibly more widely), Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam as well as Sumatra in Indonesia.[1] However, because of confusion with Theloderma albopunctatus and Theloderma baibengensis, it is known with certainty from its type locality in Peninsular Malaysia.[2]
Description
Theloderma asperum found on Fraser's Hill
It is a small frog, reaching no more than 3 centimeters long. The main color of the frog is red-brown. The sides of the frog are mud-white with red spots. The frog has dark red eyes.[3]
Habitat
Theloderma asperum is a tree bark mimic that breeds in tree holes.[4]
References
Lau, M.W.N.; Ermi, Z.; van Dijk, P.P.; Ming, L.; Dutta, S.; Bordoloi, S. & Borah, M. (2004). "Theloderma asperum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59031A86241488. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59031A11872564.en.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Theloderma asperum (Boulenger, 1886)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
"Vietnamese Bird Poop Frog - Theloderma asperum". Josh's Frogs. 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
"Theloderma asperum". Amphibians and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
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