Zhangixalus thaoae Nguyen, Nguyen, Ninh, Le, Bui, Orlov, Hoang & Ziegler, 2024
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 thaoae, or Thao's tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae found in Lào Cai province, northwestern Vietnam. It was described by Nguyen et al. in 2024 by specimens found in evergreen montane tropical forest at an elevation of about 1,883 meters above sea level. The species is named after the first author's wife, Nguyen Thi Thanh Thao, as a sign of gratitude for her support of research activities.
It mostly resembles Z. yaoshanensis but is distinguished by its smaller size (SVL 30.1–32.2 mm in males), coloration, and is genetically distant enough to be recognized as a separate species. Genetically, Z. thaoae is closest to Z. jodiae, Z. pinglongensis, and Z. yaoshanensis in the Z. chenfui group. According to the authors of the description, it is possible that in the future the species will be found in the evergreen forests of Guangxi province in southern China. Due to the lack of data on the species, the authors of the description recommended that the IUCN assign it Data Deficient status.
Wikipedia contributors, Zhangixalus thaoae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:55:29.853659+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Zhangixalus thaoae Nguyen, Nguyen, Ninh, Le, Bui, Orlov, Hoang & Ziegler, 2024
- Name authority
- Nguyen, Nguyen, Ninh, Le, Bui, Orlov, Hoang & Ziegler, 2024
- 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 thaoae Nguyen, Nguyen, Ninh, Le, Bui, Orlov, Hoang & Ziegler, 2024
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=1270944 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:TWL4R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.