Zhangixalus franki Ninh, Nguyen, Orlov, Nguyen & Ziegler, 2020
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Zhangixalus franki, or Frank's tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It has been reported in China, in Yunnan Province, and in northern Vietnam, between 1320 and 1360 m above sea level.
The adult male frog measures approximately 77.9–85.8 mm in snout-vent length.
This frog has been observed near small ponds in undisturbed evergreen forests between 1320 and 1680 meters above sea level. Scientists believe the frog breeds through larval development, like other frogs in Zhangixalus, but the eggs and tadpoles have yet to be observed directly.
The principal threats to this frog are habitat loss associated with small-scale agriculture and logging
Wikipedia contributors, Zhangixalus franki; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:55:22.444925+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Zhangixalus franki Ninh, Nguyen, Orlov, Nguyen & Ziegler, 2020
- Name authority
- Ninh, Nguyen, Orlov, Nguyen & Ziegler, 2020
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Rhacophoridae
- Genus
- Zhangixalus
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyRhacophoridae Hoffman, 1932
- subfamilyRhacophorinae Hoffman, 1932
- genusZhangixalus Li, Jiang, Ren & Jiang, 2019
- speciesZhangixalus franki Ninh, Nguyen, Orlov, Nguyen & Ziegler, 2020
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Zhangixalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Zhangixalus arboreus (Okada & Kawano, 1924) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Zhangixalus burmanus (Andersson, 1939) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Zhangixalus chenfui (Liu, 1945) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Zhangixalus dorsoviridis (Bourret, 1937) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Zhangixalus duboisi (Ohler, Marquis, Swan & Grosjean, 2000) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Zhangixalus hongchibaensis (Li, Liu, Chen, Wu, Murphy, Zhao, Wang & Zhang, 2012) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Zhangixalus hungfuensis (Liu & Hu, 1961) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Zhangixalus moltrechti (Boulenger, 1908) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Zhangixalus nigropunctatus (Liu, Hu & Yang, 1962) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Zhangixalus owstoni (Stejneger, 1907) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Zhangixalus pinglongensis (Mo, Chen, Liao & Zhou, 2016) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Zhangixalus prasinatus (Mou, Risch & Lue, 1983) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1270939 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:TWL3J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.