Theloderma bicolor (Bourret, 1937)

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Theloderma bicolor is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae, sometimes known with common name Chapa bug-eyed frog. It is found in northwestern Vietnam from the Quang Tri Province northwards and in central and southeastern Yunnan (China). This frog has been observed between 1,400 and 1,800 meters (4,600 and 5,900 ft) above sea level.

This frog lives in evergreen forests with small to medium-sized trees and in mossy rainforests. They have also been observed in karst gorges, perched on plants next to streams.

This frog breeds in phytotelms, laying eggs above the waterline.

The IUCN classifies this frog as at least concern of extinction. What threat it faces comes from habitat loss associated with agriculture, logging, and hydroelectric dams. There is some issue with people capturing this frog to sell on the international pet trade, but they are also bred at the IEBR and WAZA Amphibian and Reptile Breeding Station.

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Identity & source status

Scientific name

Theloderma bicolor (Bourret, 1937)

Name authority

(Bourret, 1937)

Rank

species

Accepted status

accepted

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Anura

Family

Rhacophoridae

Genus

Theloderma

Extinction status

Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
2. kingdomAnimalia
3. phylumChordata
4. subphylumVertebrata
5. infraphylumGnathostomata
6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
7. megaclassTetrapoda
8. classAmphibia
9. orderAnura
10. familyRhacophoridae Hoffman, 1932
11. subfamilyRhacophorinae Hoffman, 1932
12. genusTheloderma Tschudi, 1838
13. speciesTheloderma bicolor (Bourret, 1937)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Theloderma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Browse 395 records assigned to Rhacophoridae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=665684 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:568HG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.