''Zhangixalus prasinatus'' (common names: tributary flying frog, green treefrog, emerald green treefrog) is a species of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...

in the family

Rhacophoridae The Rhacophoridae are a family of frogs that occur in tropical sub-Saharan Africa, South India and Sri Lanka, Japan, northeastern India to eastern China and Taiwan, south through the Philippines and Greater Sundas, and Sulawesi. They are commonly ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to northern Taiwan. It has been observed between 400 and 600 meters above sea level.

Appearance

''Z. prasinatus'' is the largest tree frog in Taiwan; the adult female frog can be to in snout-vent length. The adult male frog is about to mm long. This frog is green in color with a yellow stripe on each side and a white belly. All toes have climbing disks and all four feet are webbed. Some individuals have spots.

Habitat and threats

It is known from

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...

, Yilan, and Taoyuan. Its

habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...

s are orchards, tea plantations, bamboo forests, shrublands, and forests in hilly areas. Breeding takes place in tree holes, but also in cisterns, buckets, or water tanks. It is threatened by

habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...

and degradation, specifically agriculture, grazing, urbanization, and changes in agriculture that involve increased use of pesticides. This species is known to live in several protected areas. Scientists believe it may be somewhat tolerant to alterations to its habitat.

References

prasinatus Amphibians of Taiwan Endemic fauna of Taiwan Amphibians described in 1983 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Kuang-yang Lue {{Rhacophoridae-stub

Appearance

Habitat and threats

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