Vietnam home to new tree frog species
By kingsnake.com · January 28, 2015 5:02 am
With a recent discovery of a new species, the total of different types of tree frog living in Vietnam is up to 73.
From Vietnam Net:
The new species is named Kurixalus motokawai to honor Dr. Masaharu Motokawa from Kyoto University. He is a researcher of mammals and has made many contributions to the study and conservation of biodiversity in Vietnam. This is the second species of Kurixalus tree frog discovered in the Central Highlands in 2014, bringing the total number of species of tree frog in Vietnam to 73, accounting for 20% of all species of tree frogs of the world.Read more here.
