Gracixalus jinxiuensis
Species of amphibian
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Gracixalus jinxiuensis, commonly known as the Jinxiu bubble-nest frog or Jinxiu small treefrog, is a species of shrub frog from northern Vietnam and southern China (southeastern Yunnan, northeastern Guangxi and southern Hunan). "Jinxiu" in its names refers to the Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, where its type locality lies.[2] This species in known from forests, montane forests, secondary growth, forest edges, and from near streams.[1]
| Gracixalus jinxiuensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Gracixalus |
| Species: | G. jinxiuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gracixalus jinxiuensis (Hu, 1978) | |
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Cryptic species
Gracixalus jinxiuensis, as currently defined, may in fact include more than one species. Furthermore, it is possible that some records refer to other, established Gracixalus species.[2] For instance, Gracixalus quyeti from Quảng Bình Province was formerly assigned to Gracixalus jinxiuensis.[3]
Morphology
The male snout–vent length is 23.5 mm (0.93 in) and the female is 29 mm (1.1 in).[4]
