Frogs sing like birds in Vietnam

According to the researchers, a new species of tree frog discovered in Vietnam, the scientific name is Gracixalus quangi, has a distinctive variety of voices that make their sounds sound like birdsong.

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Discovered in Pu Hoat Nature Reserve (Nghe An), this new frog lives in forests at an altitude of 600 - 1,300 meters.

"This frog [.] has a lot of cries - in other words, they not only repeat a cry, but there are many kinds of calls," said the Southeast Asian frog researcher, Jodi Rowley. The Australian Museum tells page mongabay.com. " In fact, there are no two cries that I recorded that are exactly the same, because each frog blends the chirps in a certain order! It is the most diverse sound of frogs I've ever heard. , and it's more like singing birds than frogs. "

Frog Gracixalus quangi.

Unlike Gracixalus quangi, Rowley says, most frogs have only one sound to attract females."Most male frogs call to attract female frogs with a repetitive sound. Although each frog has a different cry (it helps frogs not attract the wrong frogs), most of the calls are for you. In general, it belongs to a kind of call, repeating until they seduce the female frog. "

Gracixalus quangi frog belongs to the tree frog family, there are more than 300 species. Some of these have also developed to a more complex level of communication, though not by Gracixalus quangi. Researchers are not yet clear why this frog species produces so many sounds.

"It is only speculation now, maybe some cries are for communicating with other males, and for other languages ​​dedicated to attracting females," Rowley explained.

Rowley said they are not sure whether this new frog is threatened.

According to Rowley: "This is the case for a large number of Southeast Asian frogs, which are still listed in the" Missing data "category according to the classification of the IUCN Red List (not the Lesser list). most concerned, least endangered, etc.) New frogs discovered in a remote area are protected, so we think they are still safe, at least in that area. " .

"We also think that this frog exists in a wider area, though, only further investigations can show how broadly they are distributed , " Rowley said.