Samkos bush frog

The Samkos bush frog (Chirixalus samkosensis) is a moss frog found in Cambodia in the Cardamom Mountains. It was first described in 2007.[2][3]

Samkos bush frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Chirixalus
Species:
C. samkosensis
Binomial name
Chirixalus samkosensis
(Grismer et al., 2007)[2]
Synonyms
  • Chiromantis samkosensis Grismer et al., 2007

Description

The Samkos bush frog is relatively small, around 25 mm (0.98 in) in snout-to-vent length.[4] It has a smooth body and translucent skin; its blood is externally visible. It has green-colored blood and turquoise-hued bones, a result of a pigment in waste products, biliverdin.[5]

Distribution

The species is found in the jungle terrain of the Cardamom Mountains in southwestern Cambodia.[4] It was found in Pursat Province in the Phnom Samkos area at 500 metres (1,600 ft) above sea level.

Conservation status

C. samkosensis is listed as "vulnerable" by the IUCN.[1] Human expansion threatens the species, notably via a new, wide, graded road through the middle of the type locality.[1]

See also

Notes
  1. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/full/136075/0
  2. Lee Grismer, L.; Thy, Neang; Chav, Thou; Holden, Jeremy (2007). "A new species of Chiromantis Peters 1854 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Phnom Samkos in the Northwestern Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia". Herpetologica. 63 (3): 392–400. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2007)63[392:ANSOCP]2.0.CO;2.
  3. Smith, Lewis (2008-12-18). "Greenblooded frog makes first appearance for scientists". The Times. London. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  4. http://www.geo-bio.fr/cuora_amb/_JP108.pdf%5B%5D
  5. Thompson, Christian (2008-12-15). "First Contact in the Greater Mekong" (pdf). World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2008-12-20.

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