Rhacophorus Research Articles

A Preliminary Study of Phylogenetic Relationships and Taxonomic Problems of Vietnamese Rhacophorus (Anura: Rhacophoridae)

We investigated the phylogenetic relationships among species of Vietnamese tree frogs in the genus Rhacophorus and their allies from China and Malaysia based on 434-bp partial sequences of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene. Rhacophorus forms a monophyletic group containing two clades, within each of which the phylogenetic relationships are unresolved. Rhacophorus robertingeri is closer to R. orlovi than to R. calcaneus . Rhacophorus exechopygus and R. annamensis are sister species, while R. vampyrus is very remote from all other species studied. Rhacophorus duboisi forms a substantially supported clade with R. puerensis and is considered a member of the R. dugritei group. Rhacophorus pingbianensis is very close to R. omeimontis , whereas R. rhodopus is not monophyletic, with Yunnan samples not conspecific with R. rhodopus from Vietnam, but are possibly conspecific with Malaysian R. bipunctatus . Further studies both from morphology and molecular phylogeny based on many samples from their whole distribution range are necessary.

Taxonomy of Frogs of Genus Rhacophorus of “ hoanglienensis – orlovi ” Complex

The paper focuses on the taxonomical analysis of “ hoanglienensis – orlovi ” complex, provide extended description of Rhacophorus hoanglienensis and description of two new species from northern Vietnam. These new species are different from the other members of Rhacophorus genus in morphological details and coloration. Distribution and natural history of R. orlovi are considered.

Description of a New Species of Rhacophorus Genus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Kon Cha Rang Area (Gia Lai Province, Vietnam)

A new rhacophorid species of the tribe Rhacophorini, assigned to the genus Rhacophorus on the basis of three specimens collected from the Kon Cha Rang area, 20 km northwest of Tram Lap village, 60 km northwest of the town of Kannack, in the An Khe District, Gia Lai Province, Central Vietnam is described. It is most similar to Rhacophorus calcanaeus , much different from other congeners.

A New Species of Rhacophorus Genus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae: Rhacophorinae) from Khammouan Province, Lao PDR

A new species of rhacophorid frog of genus Rhacophorus Kuhl et van Hasselt, 1822 is described on the base of the morphological study of the material collected in Thakhek District, Khammouane Province, central Lao PDR.

Description of a New Species and New Records of Rhacophorus Genus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) with the Review of Amphibians and Reptiles Diversity of Ghu Yang Sin National Park (Dac Lac Province, Vietnam)

A new species of rhacophorid frog of the genus Rhacophorus Kuhl et van Hasselt, 1822 is described on the basis of the morphological study of the material collected in central Vietnam (Krong Bong and Lak Districts, Chu Yang Sin National Park). List of Vietnamese species of Rhacophorus and identification keys for these species are provided. List of species of amphibians and reptiles recorded in Chu Yang Sin National Park is presented for the first time.

Geographic Variation in a Japanese Tree Frog (Rhacophorus arboreus) Revealed by PCR-Aided Restriction Site Analysis of mtDNA

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A method for tube‐feeding anurans developed for Rhacophorus viridis

A method for tube‐feeding anurans developed for Rhacophorus viridis

A method for tube-feeding anurans developed for Rhacophorus viridis

A method for tube-feeding anurans developed for Rhacophorus viridis