Raorchestes cangyuanensis

Raorchestes cangyuanensis is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae.[2][3][4] It is only known from its type locality in the eponymous Cangyuan County in southwest Yunnan, China.[2]

Raorchestes cangyuanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. cangyuanensis
Binomial name
Raorchestes cangyuanensis
Wu, Suwannapoom, Xu, Murphy, and Che, 2019[1]
Raorchestes cangyuanensis is only known from Cangyuan County in Yunnan, China

Description

The type series consists of three adult males that measure 16–20 mm (0.6–0.8 in) in snout–vent length, the largest one being the holotype; no females are known. The tympanum is indistinct while the supratympanic fold is distinct. The fingers have no webbing while the toes have rudimentary webbing; both fingers and toes have lateral dermal fringes and terminal discs. The dorsum is brown with a dark ")("-like marking. There is a golden brown band and a dark brown interorbital triangle between the eyes. The lips have white and black dots. The supratympanic fold is dark brown. The iris is golden brown. The limbs have dark brown crossbars dorsally. The ventral surfaces of the body and the limbs are brown with small black and white spots. The finger and toe discs are orange. Males have a single subgular vocal sac.[1]

Habitat and conservation

The type series was collected from shrubbery near streams at an elevation of 1,272 m (4,173 ft) above sea level.[1] As of mid-2020, this species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[5]

References
  1. Wu, Yun-He; Suwannapoom, Chatmongkon; Xu, Kai; Chen, Jin-Min; Jin, Jie-Qiong; Chen, Hong-Man; Murphy, Robert W. & Che, Jing (2019). "A new species of the genus Raorchestes (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Yunnan Province, China". Zoological Research. 40 (6): 558–563. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2019.066. PMID 31631588.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Raorchestes cangyuanensis Wu, Suwannapoom, Xu, Murphy, and Che, 2019". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. "Raorchestes cangyuanensis Wu, Suwannapoom, Xu, Murphy, and Che". AmphibiaChina (in Chinese). Kunming Institute of Zoology. 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. "Raorchestes cangyuanensis". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  5. "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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