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Raorchestes hillisi

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Raorchestes hillisi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. hillisi
Binomial name
Raorchestes hillisi
Jiang, Wang, Ren, and Li, 2020

Raorchestes hillisi is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to China. Scientists have observed it 1719 meters above sea level.[1][2]

The adult male frog measures about 16.6–21.6 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog about 18.9–20.5 mm. The skin of the frog's back is brown with a darker triangualr intraorbital mark. There are some yellow spots on top of the head. Some frogs have small white warts as well. Some frogs have a light line on the top of the body. The belly is white-gray in color.[3]

Scientists named this frog after herpetologist David M. Hillis of the University of Texas.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Raorchestes huanglianshan (Biju and Bossuyt, 2009)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "Raorchestes hillisi (Biju and Bossuyt, 2009)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Jiang K; J Ren; J Wang; J Guo; Z Wang; Y Liu; D Jiang; J Li (2020). "Taxonomic revision of Raorchestes menglaensis (Kou, 1990) (Amphibia: Anura), with descriptions of two new species from Yunnan, China". Asian Herpetological Research (Full text). 11: 263–281. doi:10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.200018. Retrieved September 3, 2023.