Vietnamophryne cuongi Nguyen, Hoang, Jiang, Orlov, Ninh, Nguyen, Nguyen, and Ziegler, 2021

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Microhylidae > Subfamily: Asterophryinae > Genus: Vietnamophryne > Species: Vietnamophryne cuongi

Vietnamophryne cuongi Nguyen, Hoang, Jiang, Orlov, Ninh, Nguyen, Nguyen, and Ziegler, 2021, Russ. J. Herpetol., 28: 364. Holotype: VNMN 010358, by original designation. Type locality: "evergreen tropical forest at Ba Vi National Park, Hanoi Capital, Vietnam (21°03′32.9″ N 105°21′36.2″ E at an elevation of 975 ma.s.l.)".

Common Names

Cuong’s Dwarf Frog (original publication).

Distribution

Known only from Ba Vi National Park, Hanoi, Vietnam, at elevations of 975 to 1106 m. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Vietnam

Endemic: Vietnam

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