''Kurixalus bisacculus'' (common name: Taylor's tree frog and many others) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is found in Southeast Asia and southern

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Kurixalus odontotarsus ''Kurixalus odontotarsus'' (serrate-legged small treefrog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is found in southern China, Vietnam, Laos, and possibly Myanmar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest ...

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Kurixalus verrucosus ''Kurixalus verrucosus'' (Boulenger's bushfrog, small rough-armed tree frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae found in Myanmar, Thailand, China, and Vietnam. In the past, it has been considered synonym of ''Rhacophorus appendicula ...

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Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

, Vietnam, and China. Populations from Hainan were formerly treated as a separate species, ''Rhacophorus hainanus'' (Hainan small treefrog), but molecular data suggest they are conspecific with ''Kurixalus bisacculus''.

Description

Males from Thailand measure in

snout–vent length Snout–vent length (SVL) is a morphometric measurement taken in herpetology from the tip of the snout to the most posterior opening of the cloacal slit (vent)."direct line distance from tip of snout to posterior margin of vent" It is the most c ...

; males from the

Cardamon Mountains The Cardamom Mountains ( km, ជួរភ្នំក្រវាញ, ; th, ทิวเขาบรรทัด, ), or the Krâvanh Mountains, is a mountain range in the south west of Cambodia and Eastern Thailand. The majority of the range ...

(Cambodia) measure in snout–vent length. The female paratype measures in snout–vent length. The dorsum is brown with some darker markings; the venter is whitish to yellowish white. The tympanum is large. The snout is pointed at tip and extends into a dermal projection, especially in females. All fingers have rudiments of webbing. The toes are up to three-fourths webbed. The chin, venter, and undersides of femurs are granulate. The undersides of the arms and tarsi have a row of tubercles, continuing onto the outer digits. Specimens from Hainan possess an internal vocal sac, whereas specimens from Thailand have an external one. In light of molecular evidence, this difference is considered to represent intraspecific variation.

Habitat and conservation

''Kurixalus bisacculus'' is found in vegetation or arboreally. The

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assessment from 2004 predates the revision of the species boundaries of ''Kurixalus bisacculus'' and its closest relatives. At the time, it was considered a common species that could be threatened by wildfires.

Photos

Image:Kurixalus bisacculus, camouflage.jpg, ''Kurixalus bisacculus'' (camouflage as moss) —

Phu Kradueng National Park Phu Kradueng National Park ( th, อุทยานแห่งชาติภูกระดึง), in the Si Than sub-district of Amphoe Phu Kradueng, Loei Province, is one of the best known national parks of Thailand. It has a high point ...

Image:Kurixalus bisacculus froglet).jpg, ''Kurixalus bisacculus'' (froglet) — Phu Kradueng National Park

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4672334 bisacculus Amphibians of Cambodia Frogs of China Amphibians of Laos Amphibians of Thailand Amphibians of Vietnam Taxa named by Edward Harrison Taylor Amphibians described in 1962 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot