Nanohyla nanapollexa
Nanohyla nanapollexa is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is also known as the no-thumb pigmy frog and three-fingered pigmy narrow-mouth frog. It is endemic to Vietnam[1][2] and is known from Quang Nam and Phu Yen Provinces.[2]
| Nanohyla nanapollexa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Nanohyla |
| Species: | N. nanapollexa |
| Binomial name | |
| Nanohyla nanapollexa (Bain and Truong, 2004) | |
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Taxonomy
N. nanapollexa was formerly placed in the genus Microhyla, but a 2021 study using morphological and phylogenetic evidence moved nine species (including N. nanapollexa) to a new genus, Nanohyla.[2][3]
Habitat and conservation
The type locality of Nanohyla nanapollexa is a montane broad-leaved evergreen forest with small mixed coniferous areas at 1,480 m (4,860 ft) above sea level. N. nanapollexa is considered data deficient by the IUCN Red List.[1]
References
- Raoul Bain. (2006). "Microhyla nanapollexa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61852A12567702. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61852A12567702.en. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Nanohyla nanapollexa (Bain and Nguyen, 2004)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- Gorin, Vladislav A.; Scherz, Mark D.; Korost, Dmitriy V.; Poyarkov, Nikolay A. (2021-12-01). "Consequences of parallel miniaturisation in Microhylinae (Anura, Microhylidae), with the description of a new genus of diminutive South East Asian frogs". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 97 (1): 21–54. doi:10.3897/zse.97.57968.
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