Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Gracixalus lumarius (Gracixalus lumarius), recorded as Endangered
Gracixalus lumarius (Gracixalus lumarius). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Gracixalus lumarius

Gracixalus lumarius

Gracixalus lumarius is a frog in the family Rhacophoridae (order Anura), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Gracixalus lumarius
Taxonomy
Amphibia · Anura · Rhacophoridae · Gracixalus

Appearance

The adult male frog measures 38.9–41.6 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog about 36.3 mm. When viewed from above, the head is wider than it is long and the snout is rounded. The male frog has conical, white tubercles on its body.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Vietnam and first known from Mount Ngoc Linh in Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve, Kon Tum Province.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Habits

Scientists believe the frogs are obligate phytotelma breeders.

In crisis

This frog is classified as endangered because of its small, threatened range.

Chytrid fungus, collection, and wet-forest loss are the usual pressures on frogs with a high threat category.

Gracixalus lumarius is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Gracixalus lumarius, Wikidata item Q16440428. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Gracixalus lumarius?
Gracixalus lumarius is a frog in the family Rhacophoridae (order Anura).
What is the conservation status of Gracixalus lumarius?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Gracixalus lumarius. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Gracixalus lumarius live?
It is endemic to Vietnam and first known from Mount Ngoc Linh in Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve, Kon Tum Province.
Why is Gracixalus lumarius in crisis?
This frog is classified as endangered because of its small, threatened range.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Gracixalus lumarius?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Gracixalus lumarius a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.