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| Vampire tree frog | |
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Conservation status
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 Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Rhacophorinae |
| Genus: | Vampyrius Dubois, Ohler, and Pyron, 2021 |
| Species: | V. vampyrus
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| Binomial name | |
| Vampyrius vampyrus (Rowley, Le, Tran, Stuart, and Hoang, 2010)
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| Synonyms | |
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Rhacophorus vampyrus Rowley, Le, Tran, Stuart, and Hoang, 2010 | |
Vampyrius vampyrus is a medium-sized species of flying frogs endemic to Vietnam. It is found in southern Vietnam, and is not known to be found in other places globally. It Is in the kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, and class Amphibia.[2] Along with this, it is in the order Anura, family Rhacophoridae,[2] and it is the only member of the genus Vampyrus.[3][4] It is also known as the vampire tree frog[3] or the vampire flying frog[5][6][7] because of the presence of a pair of fang-like hooks in the mouth of the tadpoles.[7]
It is found in montane evergreen forests at 1470–2004 m.[3] The frog is adapted to arboreal living with webbings of feet that allow it to glide between trees.[8][9] These webbed feet give the name "flying" to the common name vampire flying frog, as the frog glides between trees it appears to be flying.
Rhacophorus vampyrus and Vampyrius vampyrus are used interchangeably between academic articles.
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Rhacophorus vampyrus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T47143971A177130806. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T47143971A177130806.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Rhacophorus vampyrus: IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 20 January 2014. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2020-3.rlts.t47143971a177130806.en. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ a b c Jodi J. L. Rowley; Le Thi Thuy Duong; Tran Thi Anh Dao; Bryan L. Stuart & Hoang Duc Huy (2010). "A new tree frog of the genus Rhacophorus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Vietnam" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2727: 45–55.
- ^ "Vampyrius vampyrus (Rowley, Le, Thi, Stuart, and Hoang, 2010) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Vampire flying frog found in Vietnam". ABC News. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ Ben Cubby (7 January 2011). "Frog's scary name is worse than its bite". The Age. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ a b Charles Choi (7 January 2011). ""Vampire Flying Frog" Found; Tadpoles Have Black Fangs". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
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