Common Names
Common Names in English:
Vietnamese Mossy Frog
Description
Habitat
Biome: Brackish water, saltwater . Reef-associated .
Ecology: It is known from steep rocky cliffs
in primary
evergreen
rainforest. It breeds
by larval development in rock cavities containing water (Orlov 1997), and also in tree
holes
.[1]
List of Habitats
:1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
5.7Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater
Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
5.8Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
6Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Amphibians
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Superorder:
Salientia
()
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Fischer Von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Superfamily:
Rhacophoroidea
()
- (Hoffman, 1932 (1858))
- Family:
Rhacophoridae
()
- Hoffman, 1932 (1858)
- Subfamily:
Rhacophorinae
()
- Genus:
Theloderma
()
- Tschudi, 1838
- Specific name:
corticale
- (Boulenger, 1903)
- Scientific name: - Theloderma corticale (Boulenger, 1903)
- Specific name:
corticale
- (Boulenger, 1903)
- Genus:
Theloderma
(
- Subfamily:
Rhacophorinae
(
- Family:
Rhacophoridae
(
- Superfamily:
Rhacophoroidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Superorder:
Salientia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Theloderma
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 13 species and subspecies in this genus:
T. aspera · T. asperum · T. bicolor · T. corticale (Vietnamese Mossy Frog) · T. gordoni · T. horridum · T. kwangsiense · T. leporosum · T. phrynoderma · T. schmarda · T. schmardanum · T. stellata · T. stellatum
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Further Reading
- Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
- Birdlife International 2001. Sourcebook of existing and proposed protected areas in Vietnam. Website www.wing-wbsj.or.jp/~vietnam:
- Boulenger, G.A. (1903b): Rhacophorus corticalis - Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 7 12, pp. 188
- Bourret, R. 1942. Les Batraciens de l'Indochine. Institut Oceanographique de l'Indochine.
- Inger, R.F., Orlov, N. and Darevsky, I.S. 1999. Frogs of Vietnam: A report on new collections. Fieldiana: Zoology 92: 1-46.
- Orlov, N.L. 1997. Die Theloderma-arten Vietnams. Herpetofauna 19(110): 5-9.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- van Dijk, P.P. & Bain. R. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 30785
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-665685
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 665685
- IUCN ID: 59033
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 141030
Footnotes
- van Dijk, P.P. & Bain. R. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
