''Nanohyla hongiaoensis'' is a species of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order (biology), order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek , literally 'without tail'). Frog species with rough ski ...

in the family

Microhylidae The Microhylidae, commonly known as narrow-mouthed frogs, are a geographically widespread family (biology), family of frogs. The 683 species are in 57 genera and 11 subfamilies. Evolution A molecular phylogenetic study by van der Meijden, et al. ...

. It is also known as the Hongiao narrow-mouth frog. It is only known from Bidoup Nui Ba National Park in Lam Dong Province,

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

. Little is known about the species or its distribution and so it is likely to be rated

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by the

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. ''Nanohyla hongiaoensis'' is superficially similar to '' N. pulchella'', but ''N. hongiaoensis'' is smaller and has differences in coloration.

Taxonomy

''Nanohyla hongiaoensis'' was originally described as ''Microhyla hongiaoensis'', but a 2021 study using morphological and phylogenetic evidence moved nine species (including ''N. hongiaoensis)'' to a new genus, ''

Nanohyla ''Nanohyla'' is a genus of frogs in the family Microhylidae. Members of the genus are known as pygmy narrow-mouthed frogs. The members of the genus are found throughout Southeast Asia in the countries of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malays ...

''. Both the Hongiao narrow-mouth frog and its scientific specific epithet, ''hongiaoensis'', are named for the type locality of the species, the Hon Giao forest in Bidoup Nui Ba National Park.

References

hongiaoensis Amphibians of Vietnam Endemic fauna of Vietnam Amphibians described in 2020 Taxa named by Nikolai Loutseranovitch Orlov {{Microhylidae-stub