Theloderma khoii, or Khoi's mossy frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to northern Vietnam and southern China's Yunnan Province. It has been observed between 1320 and 1750 meters above sea level in Vietnam and about 1600 meters above sea level in China.[1][2]
| Theloderma khoii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Theloderma |
| Species: | T. khoii
|
| Binomial name | |
| Theloderma khoii Ninh, Nguyen, Nguyen, Hoang, Siliyavong, Nguyen, Le, Le, and Ziegler, 2022
| |
The adult male frog measures about 52.1 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog is about 59.4 mm long. The skin on the frog's back has numerous wart. It is mossy green to olive green in color, mottled with some magenta.[3]
References
edit- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Theloderma khoii Ninh, Nguyen, Nguyen, Hoang, Siliyavong, Nguyen, Le, Le, and Ziegler, 2022". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Theloderma khoii Ninh, Nguyen, Nguyen, Hoang, Siliyavong, Nguyen, Le, Le, and Ziegler, 2022". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ Ninh HT; TT Nguyen; HQ Nguyen; NV Hoang; S Siliyavong; TV Nguyen; DT Le; QK Le; T Ziegler (2022). "A new species of mossy frog (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Northeastern Vietnam". European Journal of Taxonomy (Abstract). 794: 72–90. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
 | This Rhacophoridae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |