Vampyrius
Vampyrius vampyrus is a medium-sized species of flying frogs endemic to Vietnam. It is found in southern Vietnam, and is not known to be found in other places globally. It Is in the kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, and class Amphibia. Along with this, it is in the order Anura, family Rhacophoridae, and it is the only member of the genus Vampyrus. It is also known as the vampire tree frog or the vampire flying frog because of the presence of a pair of fang-like hooks in the mouth of the tadpoles.
| Vampire tree frog | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Rhacophorinae |
| Genus: | Vampyrius Dubois, Ohler, and Pyron, 2021 |
| Species: | V. vampyrus |
| Binomial name | |
| Vampyrius vampyrus (Rowley, Le, Tran, Stuart, and Hoang, 2010) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rhacophorus vampyrus Rowley, Le, Tran, Stuart, and Hoang, 2010 | |
It is found in montane evergreen forests at 1470–2004 m. The frog is adapted to arboreal living with webbings of feet that allow it to glide between trees. These webbed feet give the name "flying" to the common name vampire flying frog, as the frog glides between trees it appears to be flying.
Rhacophorus vampyrus and Vampyrius vampyrus are used interchangeably between academic articles.