Theloderma moloch
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, possibly wider.[2] 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.[2][4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Theloderma |
| Species: | T. moloch |
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| Theloderma moloch (Annandale, 1912) | |
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Phrynoderma moloch Annandale, 1912[3] | |
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.[1]
References
- Dutta, S.; Bordoloi, S.; Borah, M.M. (2004). "Theloderma moloch". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58805A11841755. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58805A11841755.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Theloderma moloch (Annandale, 1912)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- Annandale, Nelson (1912). "Zoological results of the Abor Expedition, 1911–1912. I. Batrachia". Records of the Indian Museum. 8: 7–36. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.1186.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Theloderma Tschudi, 1838". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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