''Theloderma lateriticum'', the brick-red bug-eyed frog, is a frog in the family

Rhacophoridae The Rhacophoridae are a family of frogs that occur in tropical sub-Saharan Africa, South India and Sri Lanka, Japan, northeastern India to eastern China and Taiwan, south through the Philippines and Greater Sundas, and Sulawesi. They are com ...

. It is native to

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...

and China and has been observed 1130 meters above sea level. This frog lives in submontane evergreen forests containing streams and seeps. It has been observed between 240 and 1400 meters above sea level. This frog's eggs are large. The female frog lays 6–8 per

clutch A clutch is a mechanical device that engages and disengages power transmission, especially from a drive shaft to a driven shaft. In the simplest application, clutches connect and disconnect two rotating shafts (drive shafts or line shafts ...

. When the eggs hatch, they fall into the water below. The IUCN classifies this frog as at least concern of extinction. It is only rarely seen, but this is because it is difficult to see and not because it is truly rare. The frog's range includes some protected parks: Hoang Lien–Van Ban Proposed Nature Reserve, Ngoc Son-Ngo Loung and Ha Kia-Pa Co Nature Reserve, and Tay Yen Tu Nature Reserve. There are plans for a hydroelectric dam in the frog's range. Scientists expect this will have some impact on the population.

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Frogs of Asia Fauna of Vietnam Amphibians described in 2009 lateriticum Fauna of China {{Rhacophoridae-stub