Theloderma auratum Poyarkov, Kropachev, Gogoleva, and Orlov, 2018

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Rhacophoridae > Subfamily: Rhacophorinae > Genus: Theloderma > Species: Theloderma auratum

Theloderma auratum Poyarkov, Kropachev, Gogoleva, and Orlov, 2018, Zool. Res., Kunming, 39: 166. Holotype: ZMMU A-5828, by original designation. Type locality: "montane evergreen tropical forest in Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve, Gia Lai Province, Tay Nguyen Plateau, central Vietnam (N14°30′19.7″, E108°32′30.0″; elevation 950 m a.s.l.)". 

English Names

Golden Bug-eyed Frog (Poyarkov, Nguyen, Popov, Geissler, Pawangkhanant, Neang, Suwannapoom, and Orlov, 2021, Russ. J. Herpetol., 28 (3A): 63).

Distribution

Montane evergreen tropical forests of Tay Nguyen Plateau in the central Annamite (Truong Son) Mountains, and has been recorded in Gia Lai, Kon Tum, and Thua Thien-Hue provinces; it is anticipated that this species also occurs in the adjacent montane forests of Tay Nguyen Plateau; in particular, records from Quang Nam Province of Vietnam and Xekong Province of Laos are anticipated.

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Vietnam

Endemic: Vietnam

Comment

The sister taxon of Theloderma palliatum according to the original publication, where adult and larval morphology, molecular markers, and advertisement call were described. 

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