Gracixalus truongi Tran, Pham, Le, Nguyen, Ziegler, and Pham, 2023

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Rhacophoridae > Subfamily: Rhacophorinae > Genus: Gracixalus > Species: Gracixalus truongi

Gracixalus truongi Tran, Pham, Le, Nguyen, Ziegler, and Pham, 2023, ZooKeys, 1153: 22. Holotype: IEBR A.5004, by original designation. Type locality: "in the karst forest in Ta Ma Commune (21°40'36.0"N, 103°31'96.7"E, at an elevation of 1,164 m asl.), Tuan Giao District, Dien Bien Province, Vietnam." https://zoobank.org/2D02EBFB-DAC0-4297-A2EC-90CF183E68FF

Common Names

Truong’s Treefrog (original publication). 

Distribution

Dien Bien and Son La provinces, northwestern Vietnam, 1000 to 1200 m elevation; likely to be found in adjacent Laos. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Vietnam

Likely/Controversially Present: Laos

Endemic: Vietnam

Comment

Most closely related to Gracixalus trieng, according to the original publication, where comparative morphology, molecular markers, and natural history were detailed. Pham, Nguyen, Nguyen, Le, Ziegler, and Tran, 2024, Amph. Rept. Conserv., 18: 20–47, discussed natural history and records from Copia Nature Reserve, Son La Province, Vietnam.  

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