Odorrana nagao
| Odorrana nagao | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Odorrana |
| Species: | O. nagao |
| Binomial name | |
| Odorrana nagao Pham CT, Hoang CV, Nguyen MHT, Nguyen TQ, Ngo HN, Le DT, Ziegler, 2026 | |
Odorrana nagao, also known as the Nagao odorous frog or Ếch đá na-gao in Vietnamese, is a species of frog that belongs to the family Ranidae. It can be found in northern Vietnam. They are a nocturnal species being found on rocks located inside caves or near their entrances. It is a medium-sized species with males being smaller than females at around 37.4 mm while females range from 47.1 to 54.7 mm in length.[1]
This species was named after the Nagao Natural Environment Foundation located in Japan. This was done to honor their support of biodiversity research and nature conservation in Vietnam.[1]
Phylogeny
This species is a sister taxon to a currently unresolved clade that consists of O. calciphila, O. concelata, O. feii, O. liboensis and O. lipuensis.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Pham, Cuong The; Hoang, Chung Van; Nguyen, Mai Hong Thi; Nguyen, Truong Quang; Ngo, Hai Ngoc; Le, Dzung Trung; Ziegler, Thomas (2026-05-22). "A new species of Odorrana (Anura, Ranidae) from the limestone karst forest of northern Vietnam". ZooKeys (1280): 245–263. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1280.192981. ISSN 1313-2970.