Gracixalus

genus of amphibians in the family Rhacophoridae

Gracixalus is a group of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. They live in south-eastern Asia.[1]

Gracixalus
Gracixalus lumarius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Rhacophoridae
Genus:Gracixalus
Delorme, Dubois, Grosjean & Ohler, 2005
Type species
Philautus gracilipes
Bourret, 1937
Diversity
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Scientists studied the frogs' genes, or the chemicals that make their bodies the way they are, and they found that the frogs in Gracixalus are more like the frogs in Vampyrius than other frogs. Vampyrius has the vampire tree frog in it.[2][3]

Species

The following species are in the genus Gracixalus:[1][4]

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