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 corticale
Name
Theloderma corticale (Boulenger, 1903)
Type locality: "Man-son Mountains, Tonkin, altitude 3000-4000 feet", (= Mao-son, Man Son, or Mau Son Mountains), Lang Song Province), northern Vietnam.
Holotype: BM (4 specimens).
Synonyms
Rhacophorus corticalis Boulenger, 1903
Rhacophorus fruhstorferi Ahl, 1927
Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) corticalis — Ahl, 1931
Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) fruhstorferi — Ahl, 1931
Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) leprosus corticalis — Wolf, 1936
Theloderma corticalis — Liem, 1970
Theloderma corticale — Orlov, Murphy, Ananjeva, Ryabov and Ho, 2002
References
Boulenger, 1903, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 7, 12: 188.
Orlov, Murphy, Ananjeva, Ryabov, and Ho, 2002, Russ. J. Herpetol., 9: 98.
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 corticale . Accessed on 12 July 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Theloderma corticale (Data Deficient) Downloaded on 12 July 2008.
Vernacular names
English: Tonkin Bug-eyed Frog
Theloderma corticale (common names: mossy frog,[2] Vietnamese mossy frog,[3] and Tonkin bug-eyed frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is found in northern Vietnam and China (Yaoshan, Guangxi (in the Dayaoshan National Nature Reserve), as well as from the Jianfengling National Nature Reserve in Hainan; the latter might represent misidentification),[4] and possibly in adjacent Laos.[5]
Three T. corticale camouflaged on a rock face.
Description
The common name "mossy frog" arises from the fact that its skin is a mottled green and brown that resembles moss growing on rock, and forms an effective form of camouflage. They have large sticky pads on their toes and a soft underbelly. They measure about 61 mm (2.4 in) in snout–vent length.[6] The females will grow larger than the males and can reach sizes of 8–9 cm (3.1–3.5 in). This species will curl into a ball when frightened, and play dead.[2][3]
Mossy frog displaying camouflage adaptations
Habitat and conservation
Its natural habitats are primarily evergreen rainforests and subtropical forest where they have been found inside pools in hollowed logs, placed by the local villagers. It is a semi-aquatic that is found in caves and steep rocky cliffs. Breeding takes place in rock cavities or tree holes.[1][2][3]
Its habitat is threatened by forest loss. It is also collected for international pet trade.[1] Like many amphibians, the Vietnamese mossy frog is vulnerable to the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.
Diet
of crickets, cockroaches and earthworms
References
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Theloderma corticale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T59033A87476136. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T59033A87476136.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
"Mossy Frog (Theloderma corticale)". World Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
"Vietnamese Mossy Frog (Theloderma corticale)". Newquay Zoo. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Theloderma kwangsiense (Liu and Hu, 1962)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Theloderma corticale (Boulenger, 1903)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 266. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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