Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Pseudophilautus mooreorum (Pseudophilautus mooreorum), recorded as Critically Endangered
Pseudophilautus mooreorum (Pseudophilautus mooreorum). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Pseudophilautus mooreorum

Pseudophilautus mooreorum

Pseudophilautus mooreorum is a frog in the family Rhacophoridae (order Anura), recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Pseudophilautus mooreorum
Taxonomy
Amphibia · Anura · Rhacophoridae · Pseudophilautus

Appearance

The adult male frog measures 29.4 – 31.3 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female 33.8 – 35.0 mm. The frog's head is a bright, luminous green color. The flanks are yellow and white in color.

Range and habitat

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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

Habits

This frog has disks on its toes for climbing.

In crisis

This frog is critically endangered.

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

Pseudophilautus mooreorum is Critically 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 Pseudophilautus mooreorum, Wikidata item Q28061193. 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 Pseudophilautus mooreorum?
Pseudophilautus mooreorum is a frog in the family Rhacophoridae (order Anura).
What is the conservation status of Pseudophilautus mooreorum?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Pseudophilautus mooreorum. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Pseudophilautus mooreorum live?
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Why is Pseudophilautus mooreorum in crisis?
This frog is critically endangered.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Pseudophilautus mooreorum?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Pseudophilautus mooreorum a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.