Rhacophorus helenae

(Rowley, Tran, Hoang & Le, 2012)

Vernacular names
English : Helen’s tree frog
French : Rainette arboricole d’Hélène

Classification
Class : Amphibia
Order : Anura
Family : Rhacophoridae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can grow to 9 cm in length, female larger than male. Large yellow eyes with horizontal pupils. Coloration bright green with yellow flanks and white belly. Violet spot over forelimbs. Purplish membrane connecting yellowish digits.

Range and habitat
The species is found in South East Asia and is endemic to southern Vietnam, occurring in two forest patches in Binh Thuan and Dong Nai provinces. Lives in mixed lowland forests, from 85 to 157 meters above sea level.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : ENDANGERED
CITES : Not listed
Status : The species has seen its range severely diminished and fragmented by habitat loss for conversion into agricultural land.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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