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

English 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.  

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