Colors of Vietnamese tree frogs

The large tree frog Rhacophorus maximus was previously recorded only in Nepal, India, China and Thailand. Until 2008, Vietnamese scientists recognized the presence of this species in Yen Tu mountain area. Green body with white stripes running along the flanks and colored cream under the belly and swimming membrane. This frog species is also very popular as a ornamental creature.

At 3,000 meters above sea level, the Dugit tree frog, Rhacophorus dugritei, still spawns when the early April rains fall and strong winds maintain the race and prepare to fight. Fight with the cold of winter in Fanxipan. This is the tallest tree frog in Southeast Asia that scientists have found.

Slightly lower at an altitude of 2,400 - 2,500m is the Royal tree species Rhacophorus hoanglienensis. It was not until 2001 that the amphibian researchers of Vietnam found the tree frog. Although they are distributed in Hoang Lien National Park, it is difficult to detect, even for researchers who have the opportunity to sample and photograph them in nature today.

Also a new species was discovered in 2008 at an altitude of 2,200m in Chu Yang Sin National Park and Hon Ba Nature Reserve. The species of Chu Yang Sin Rhacophorus calcaneus frog with beautiful colors between yellow, dark brown, pupils with black eyes, red eyes, very characteristic blue eyelids surprised you by the subtle blend of colors. chemical.

Blue with a white belly with heterogeneous black spots, clingy feet to help them be able to move branches to find food and attract their partners. Rhacophorus dennysi is a top climber in amphibian species in Vietnam and this tree frog is also one of the great long jumpers.

The smallest known species in this group of tree frogs in Vietnam has two sharp spines in the back of the thighs, so they are named by the scientists as roost frog Rhacophorus robertingeri. They like places with lots of shade, especially forests with many small streams with dense vegetation cover with ferns, palm covered with vines and many plants.

Very similar to the mottled green frog species, but the belly is yellow and a sharp black spot in the armpit of the foreleg, the kio Rhacophorus kio tree frog is the wonderful mark of the nature of giving to Vietnamese nature. . This species usually lives at medium altitudes where there are many waterfalls and high humidity. Sometimes we can find them in restored forests in Vietnam.

Red like ripe berries in the forest. If you see for the first time, the red swimming membrane frog Rhacophorus rhodopus will make you startled. In the dark night through the LED lights make their bright red more attractive for the female frog waiting somewhere in another branch.

In 2001, two German amphibians Ziegler and Kohler sang the frog frog Orlovi Rhacophorus orlovi in ​​Ky Anh, Ha Tinh. This species is endemic in Vietnam despite its small size, these tree frogs are colored with a mixture of green, black, white and light brown, creating an incomparable species in Vietnam's wild nature.

This may be the lowest tree species of frog living on the sea level in Vietnam. The tree frog species of the new buttock skin was recorded as the second distribution area in Vietnam, belonging to Vinh Cuu Nature Reserve, Dong Nai province.