Nanohyla nanapollexa

Nanohyla nanapollexa is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae also known as the no-thumb pigmy frog. It is endemic to Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is considered data deficient by the IUCN Red List.[1]

Nanohyla nanapollexa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Amphibia
Order:
Anura
Family:
Microhylidae
Genus:
Nanohyla
Species:
N. nanapollexa
Binomial name
Nanohyla nanapollexa
 (Bain & Truong, 2004)
Synonyms
  • Microhyla nanapollexa Bain & Truong, 2004

Taxonomy

N. nanapollexa was formerly placed in the genus Microhyla, but a 2021 study using morphological and phylogenetic evidence moved nine species (including N. nanapollexa) to a new genus, Nanohyla.[2]

References
  1. Raoul Bain. 2006. Microhyla nanapollexa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T61852A12567702. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61852A12567702.en. Downloaded on 14 January 2021.
  2. Gorin, Vladislav A.; Scherz, Mark D.; Korost, Dmitriy V.; Poyarkov, Nikolay A. (2021-12-01). "Consequences of parallel miniaturisation in Microhylinae (Anura, Microhylidae), with the description of a new genus of diminutive South East Asian frogs". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 97(1): 21–54. doi:10.3897/zse.97.57968. ISSN 1860-0743.


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