Leptobrachium leucops is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. This toad was discovered in Bidoup Núi Bà National Park in Lâm Đồng Province, Central Highlands region of Vietnam by a group of American, Australian and Vietnamese scientists.[1][3] The specific name leucops refer to its partly white pupils.[2] It is sometimes known as the yin-yang frog.[4]
| Leptobrachium leucops | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Leptobrachium |
| Species: | L. leucops
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptobrachium leucops | |
Leptobrachium leucops was found at the altitude of around 1500–1900 m above sea level.[5]
Leptobrachium leucops is nocturnal, has a length up to 4.5 cm (1.8 in) and have partly white pupils, ridges on their skin and several stripes on their four limbs.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020) [amended version of 2015 assessment]. "Leptobrachium leucops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T46255743A176550123. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T46255743A176550123.en.
- ^ a b c Stuart, B. L.; J. J. L. Rowley; D. T. A. Tran; D. T. T. Le; H. D. Hoang (2011). "The Leptobrachium (Anura: Megophryidae) of the Langbian Plateau, southern Vietnam, with description of a new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2804: 25–40. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2804.1.3.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Leptobrachium leucops Stuart, Rowley, Tran, Le, and Hoang, 2011". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001.
- ^ "Yin-yang frong (Leptobrachium leucops)". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "New toad species found in Central Highlands". 3 April 2011. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
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