Tuesday, July 5, 2011

[Herpetology • 2008] Gracixalus (Philautus) supercornutus • Bush Frog from central Vietnam


Gracixalus (Philautus) supercornutus
(Orlov, Ho & Nguyen, 2004)

Common name: Tiny Bubble-nest Frog
Type locality: "Bach Ma National Park, Hai Van Mountain Range, Thua Thien-Hue province, central Vietnam (16° 10´ 33 N, 107° 48´ 23 E, 1300 m elevation)".
Holotype: ZISP 7248.

Synonyms
• Philautus supercornutus Orlov, Ho & Nguyen, 2004
• Aquixalus (Gracixalus) supercornutus — Delorme, Dubois, Grosjean & Ohler, 2005
Gracixalus supercornutus — Li, Che, Bain, Zhao & Zhang, 2008

Frog, Gracixalus supercornutus from Vietnam © Jodi Rowley


References
Orlov N. L., Ho T. C., and Nguyen Q. T. 2004. A new species of Philautus from central Vietnam (Anura: Rhacophoridae), Russ. J. Herpetol., 11(1), 51 – 64.