''Theloderma pyaukkya'', the Burmese camouflaged tree frog, Burmese warty tree frog or Burmese bug-eyed frog, is a species of 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 China and western

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

Appearance

The adult male frog measures about 28.0 to 31.5 mm in snout-vent length. The skin of the frog's dorsum is creamy or white in color. There are dark brown marks near its eyes. The toes of the front feet are red in color with tiny gold marks.

Etymology

Scientists named this frog ''pyaukkya'' after the

Burmese language Burmese ( my, မြန်မာဘာသာ, MLCTS: ''mranmabhasa'', IPA: ) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Myanmar (also known as Burma), where it is an official language, lingua franca, and the native language of the Burmans, the cou ...

word for "camouflage" because of the frog's cryptic coloration.

Habitat and threats

This frog lives in montane and submontane forests. Scientists do not know its breeding habits but assume it probably lays eggs in water-filled holes in trees like other frogs in ''Theloderma'' do. This frog has been observed between 266 and 1338 meters above sea level. The IUCN classifies this species as least concern of extinction. What threat it faces comes from deforestation, usually associated with agriculture. The frog's range contains many protected parks, such as

Indawgyi Wildlife Sanctuary Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary is a biosphere reserve in Myanmar, covering . It ranges in elevation from encompassing the surroundings of Indawgyi Lake in Mohnyin Township, Kachin State. It was gazetted in 2004, is recognized as an Important Bi ...

Original description

References

Frogs of Asia pyaukkya Fauna of Myanmar Fauna of China Amphibians described in 2017 {{Rhacophoridae-stub