Rhacophorus orlovi is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.[1][2]

Rhacophorus orlovi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Rhacophorus
Species:
R. orlovi
Binomial name
Rhacophorus orlovi

Etymology edit

The specific name, orlovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Nikolai Lusteranovich Orlov.

Geographic range edit

R. orlovi is found in Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1]

Habitat edit

The natural habitats of R. orlovi are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.[1]

Conservation status edit

R. orlovi is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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 edit

  • 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).