Rhacophorus orlovi

Rhacophorus orlovi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Rhacophoridae
Genus:	Rhacophorus
Species:	R. orlovi
Binomial name
Rhacophorus orlovi Ziegler & J. Köhler, 2001

Rhacophorus orlovi is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name, orlovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Nikolai Lusteranovich Orlov.

Geographic range

R. orlovi is found in Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1]

Habitat

The natural habitats of R. orlovi are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.[1]

Conservation status

R. orlovi is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Rhacophorus orlovi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T59010A113960688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T59010A113960688.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. xiii + 262 pp. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1. (Rhacophorus orlovi, p. 159).

Further reading

• Ziegler T, Köhler J (2001). "Rhacophorus orlovi sp. n., a new tree frog from Vietnam (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae)". Sauria 2001 (3): 37–46. (Rhacophorus orlovi, new species).