Chirixalus doriae

Chirixalus doriae, commonly known as Doria's Asian treefrog, Doria's bush frog, Doria's bush frog, and Doria's tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is found in southeastern Asia, from extreme northeastern India (Arunachal Pradesh) and adjacent Bangladesh to Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and southern China (Yunnan, Guangdong, and Hainan).[2]

Chirixalus doriae
At Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Chirixalus
Species:
C. doriae
Binomial name
Chirixalus doriae
Boulenger, 1893
Synonyms[2]
  • Philautus doriae (Boulenger, 1893)
  • Rhacophorus doriae (Boulenger, 1893)
  • Chiromantis doriae (Boulenger, 1893)

Etymology

The specific name doriae honours Giacomo Doria, an Italian zoologist.[3]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

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References
  1. Chou Wenhao; Shi Haitao; Yang Datong; Lu Shunqing; Peter Paul van Dijk; Annemarie Ohler; Sushil Dutta & Mohini Mohan Borah (2009). "Chiromantis doriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T58787A11828804. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58787A11828804.en.
  2. "Chirixalus doriae Boulenger, 1893 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.


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