| Rhacophorus orlovi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Rhacophorus |
| Species: | R. orlovi
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhacophorus orlovi | |
Rhacophorus orlovi is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, orlovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Nikolai Lusteranovich Orlov.
Geographic range
R. orlovi is found in Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Habitat
The natural habitats of R. orlovi are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
Conservation status
R. orlovi is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ a b c d e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Rhacophorus orlovi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T59010A113960688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T59010A113960688.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. xiii + 262 pp. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1. (Rhacophorus orlovi, p. 159).
Further reading
- Ziegler T, Köhler J (2001). "Rhacophorus orlovi sp. n., a new tree frog from Vietnam (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae)". Sauria 2001 (3): 37–46. (Rhacophorus orlovi, new species).
