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Rhacophorus annamensis Smith, 1924

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Rhacophorus annamensis

Rhacophorus annamensis

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Open encyclopedia reference

Rhacophorus annamensis is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae found in the Annamite Mountains in Cambodia and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. The females of this species are somewhat larger, at around 4.0 in (10 cm). This frog is usually a light gray color, but can also be brown or a dark red color, and in some cases bright yellow.

Wikipedia contributors, Rhacophorus annamensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:45:40.606456+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Rhacophorus annamensis Smith, 1924
Name authority
Smith, 1924
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Rhacophoridae
Genus
Rhacophorus
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. genusRhacophorus Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822
  13. speciesRhacophorus annamensis Smith, 1924

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Rhacophorus baluensis Inger, 1954RhacophoridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rhacophorus barisani Harvey, Pemberton & Smith, 2002RhacophoridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rhacophorus bifasciatus Van Kampen, 1923RhacophoridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rhacophorus bipunctatus Ahl, 1927RhacophoridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rhacophorus borneensis Matsui, Shimada & Sudin, 2013RhacophoridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rhacophorus catamitus Harvey, Pemberton & Smith, 2002RhacophoridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rhacophorus hoanglienensis Orlov, Lathrop, Murphy & Ho, 2001RhacophoridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rhacophorus indonesiensis Hamidy & Kurniati, 2015RhacophoridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rhacophorus kio Ohler & Delorme, 2006RhacophoridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rhacophorus larissae Ostroshabov, Orlov & Nguyen, 2013RhacophoridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rhacophorus lateralis Boulenger, 1883RhacophoridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rhacophorus modestus Boulenger, 1920RhacophoridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 395 records assigned to Rhacophoridae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Rhacophorus pardalis annamensis Smith, 1924 Smith, 1924synonym
Rhacophorus notater Smith, 1924 Smith, 1924synonym

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=665625 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.

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:795SW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.