''Amolops akhaorum'' is a species of
true frogs (family Ranidae)
[ discovered in 2007 in the ]Nam Ha National Protected Area
Nam Ha National Protected Area is a national protected area in Luang Namtha Province in northern Laos. This mostly forested park is home to a variety of ethnic groups and diverse animal and plant species. The park is an ecotourism destination.
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, north-western Laos.[ The ]specific name Specific name may refer to:
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''akhaorum'' refers to the local Akha people who helped with the fieldwork of the team who discovered the species.
Description
Adult males measure in snout–vent length; females are unknown. The overall appearance is moderately slender with long head. The snout is obtusely pointed in dorsal view (projecting beyond lower jaw) and round in profile. The tympanum is distinct and round. The canthus rostralis is distinct. The fingers have large discs but no webbing. The toes have smaller discs and are heavily webbed. Skin is smooth but there are some large, raised, black tubercles on the dorsum. The dorsum is otherwise green. The side of head is black; there is a narrow gold stripe on canthus that start from the tip of snout and continues along margin of upper eyelid and above edge of the dorsolateral fold to the sacrum.
Habitat and conservation
The type series
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was collected from evergreen hill forest at about above sea level
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. They were found perched on rocks, plant leaves, a mossy vine,
or a fallen tree trunk above stream. All were males that were collected at night, and none of them was calling.[ Its conservation status has not been assessed by the ]International Union for Conservation of Nature
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(IUCN).
References
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akhaorum
Amphibians described in 2010
Amphibians of Laos
Endemic fauna of Laos