Zhangixalus hongchibaensis

IUCN

Alias：Wuxi tree frog

Basic Information

Scientific classification

name：Zhangixalus hongchibaensis
Aliases：Wuxi tree frog
Outline：Anura
Family：Anura Rhacophoridae

Vital signs

length：46.5-55.3mm
Weight：
lifetime：5-6years

Feature

The body and back of the limbs are light green with light brown spots of different sizes

Details

During the breeding season from March to June, the male frog makes a "del, del, del" sound, which is more frequent at night. When mating, the male frog holds the female frog's armpit with its forelimbs. The female frog lays eggs at the bottom of the herbaceous plants near the swamp pond. The follicles are white.

Listed in the second level of the "List of National Key Protected Wildlife in China".

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Location

Distributed in Chongqing (Wuxi Hongchiba) in China. Lives in the grass near the edge of swamps and ponds in mountainous areas at an altitude of 1747m.

Form

The skin on the back of the body and limbs has small spots; the ventral surface of the body and the ventral surface of the thighs are densely covered with flat warts, and the throat is smaller. The back of the body and limbs is light green with light brown spots of different sizes, and the edges of the spots are dark brown; the ventral surface is milky white with slightly gray-brown small spots or cloud-like spots. The male frog has a single subpharyngeal vocal sac; there is a nuptial pad at the base of the first finger.