''Theloderma moloch'' is a species of
frog in the family
Rhacophoridae. It is found in northeastern
India (Arunachal Pradesh and Assam) and adjacent
Tibet,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, possibly wider.
[ Taxonomic placement of this taxon has been a source of much debate, possibly because of wrong tissue was used for it in a molecular study—with ramifications for the taxonomy of whole ''Theloderma'' and its sister taxon ''Nyctixalus''.][
''Theloderma moloch'' is an arboreal frog associated with tropical forest and shrubland. Breeding takes presumably place in ponds. Its habitat is threatened by wood collection.]
References
moloch
Amphibians of China
Frogs of India
Fauna of Tibet
Amphibians described in 1912
Taxa named by Nelson Annandale
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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