Kurixalus gracilloides explained

Kurixalus gracilloides, the gracile frilled treefrog, is a frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to northern Vietnam's Nghệ An province, where it has been observed at elevations greater than 150 meters above sea level.^{[1] [2]}

The adult male frog measures 27.9–31.2 mm long in snout-vent length. The skin of the dorsum is gold-brown in color with a saddle-shaped darker mark. There is some fringed skin on its legs. There is some webbed skin on the front feet and more on the back feet.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Nguyen . Tan Van . Duong . Tang Van . Luu . Kien Trung . Poyarkov . Nikolay A. . 2020-01-17 . A new species of Kurixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from northern Vietnam with comments on the biogeography of the genus . Journal of Natural History . 54 . 1–4 . 195–223 . 10.1080/00222933.2020.1728411 . 2020JNatH..54..195N . 0022-2933.
2. Gracile Frilled Treefrog: Kurixalus gracilloides. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. e.T173312786A173332166. 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T173312786A173332166.en. 173312786. 2021. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. September 28, 2023.
3. Nguyen TV. TV Duong. KT Luu. NA Poyarkov . 2020 . A new species of Kurixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from northern Vietnam with comments on the biogeography of the genus. . Journal of Natural History . 10.1080/00222933.2020.1728411. 54. 1–4. 195–223. 2020JNatH..54..195N. September 28, 2023. Abstract.