Kurixalus wangi is a species of tree frog in the family Rhacophoridae.[2][3] It is endemic to Taiwan and occurs in the southernmost part of the island. Prior to its description in 2016, it was confused with Kurixalus eiffingeri.[1][2] The specific name wangi honors Wang Ching-Shong, a pioneering herpetologist from Taiwan.[1]
Kurixalus wangi was described in 2016. It resembles Kurixalus eiffingeri but displays some morphological differences and a different reproductive season. Furthermore, molecular data and male advertisement call differentiate it from Kurixalus eiffingeri and Kurixalus berylliniris, its sister species. Together these three species form a lineage that is clearly separate from Kurixalus idiootocus, the fourth Kurixalus species in Taiwan.[1]
Adult males measure 29–32 mm (1.1–1.3 in) and adult females 31–37 mm (1.2–1.5 in) in snout–vent length. The overall appearance is slender with flat body. The head is wider than it is long. The snout is subovoid with pointed tip in dorsal view and acuminate and slightly protruding in profile. The canthus rostralis is distinct and rounded. The tympanum is distinct, less than half of the eye diameter, with its upper margin covered by the supratympanic fold. The limbs are moderately robust. The finger and toe tips are expanded into discs. The fingers have a trace of webbing and the toes are moderately webbed. Dorsal skin is shagreened, ventral skin is slightly granular. The dorsal coloration varies from light brown with distinctly dark markings (including a dark X-like marking) to almost uniformly light green. The iris is golden-yellow.[1]
This species occurs in southernmost Taiwan in Pingtung County.[1]
Kurixalus wangi occurs in the shrubs of secondary forests and lowland broad-leaved forests at elevations below 500 m (1,600 ft). Eggs have been found in small pools in tree hollows and man-made structures (discarded plastic cups and plastic pipes), either above the water or submerged. The tadpoles are oophagous.[1]
As of November 2018, this species had not been included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[4]
Kurixalus wangi is a species of tree frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Taiwan and occurs in the southernmost part of the island. Prior to its description in 2016, it was confused with Kurixalus eiffingeri. The specific name wangi honors Wang Ching-Shong, a pioneering herpetologist from Taiwan.
Kurixalus wangi es una especie de anfibios de la familia Rhacophoridae.[1]
Es endémica del sur de la isla de Taiwán. Su rango altitudinal oscila entre 1 y 500 msnm.
Kurixalus wangi es una especie de anfibios de la familia Rhacophoridae.
Kurixalus wangi est une espèce d'amphibiens de la famille des Rhacophoridae[1].
Cette espèce est endémique de Taïwan[1]. Elle se rencontre dans le Sud du comté de Pingtung jusqu'à 500 m d'altitude.
Les mâles mesurent de 28,6 à 31,6 mm et les femelles de 30,8 à 37,1 mm[2].
Cette espèce est nommée en l'honneur de Chin-shiang Wang parfois transcrit Ching-shong Wang[2].
Kurixalus wangi est une espèce d'amphibiens de la famille des Rhacophoridae.
Kurixalus wangi é uma espécie de anfíbio anuros da família Rhacophoridae.[3][4] Está presente em Taiwan.[4] A UICN classificou-a como pouco preocupante.[1]
Kurixalus wangi é uma espécie de anfíbio anuros da família Rhacophoridae. Está presente em Taiwan. A UICN classificou-a como pouco preocupante.
王氏樹蛙（学名：Khirixalus wangi）为树蛙科原指樹蛙屬的一種，王氏樹蛙是2016年從艾氏樹蛙分出來的新種[7]，模式在恆春半島海拔400公尺的壽卡林道。[1]。[2]王氏樹蛙的命名，則是為彰顯王慶讓先生在台灣兩棲爬行動物學的先驅貢獻。[4]
其主要棲息於台灣海拔500米（1,600英尺）山區潮濕的灌木叢或草原。
王氏樹蛙公蛙體長28.6～31.6毫米（1.13～1.24英寸）、母蛙體長30.8～37.1毫米（1.21～1.46英寸）[4]，此種體色變化較大，可從淡褐色變化到綠色。皮膚上有許多顆粒狀的突起，四肢外側的顆粒突起則為白色。背部有一個呈X或H型的深色斑紋，小腿和足部相接處的有明顯的白點。上眼瞼之間有一橫斑，腹部淺橘色。雄蛙有單一外鳴囊。[7]
王氏樹蛙為樹棲夜行性蛙類。習性與艾氏與碧眼樹蛙相近，有於樹洞中產卵、雌雄親代會護巢、雌蛙會產下未受精卵供蝌蚪食用等特殊生殖習性。但這三種樹蛙的主要繁殖季節不同，雄蛙於繁殖求偶時的鳴叫聲也有顯著差異。[8]
王氏樹蛙雄蛙會躲到有水的竹筒或樹洞內鳴叫，叫聲是類似面天樹蛙較不規律的「逼、逼、逼」，三月到九月是主要的繁殖期。[7]
王氏樹蛙（学名：Khirixalus wangi）为树蛙科原指樹蛙屬的一種，王氏樹蛙是2016年從艾氏樹蛙分出來的新種，模式在恆春半島海拔400公尺的壽卡林道。。王氏樹蛙的命名，則是為彰顯王慶讓先生在台灣兩棲爬行動物學的先驅貢獻。
