Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Genus Feihyla Higher classification Chirixalus | Phylum Chordata Family Rhacophoridae Scientific name Chirixalus palpebralis Rank Species | |
Similar Frog, Rhacophoridae, Amphibians, Chiromantis vittatus | ||
Feihyla palpebralis is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family, sometimes known as the Vietnamese bubble-nest frog or the white-cheeked small treefrog. In addition to its type locality, Langbian Plateau in southeastern Vietnam, it is found in southern China (southern Yunnan and western Guizhou) and northern Vietnam south to Tam Dao, and is expected to be found in the intervening Laos and Vietnam.
Males from China are reported to grow to a snout–vent length of about 27 mm (1.1 in). Males from the Central Highlands of Vietnam are reported to have a snout–vent length of 24–26 mm (0.94–1.02 in) and females 29–32 mm (1.1–1.3 in). A late-stage tadpole measured 37 mm (1.5 in).
Natural habitats of Feihyla palpebralis are pools and swampy riparian areas in forests; its habitat outside the breeding season is poorly known. They lay single eggs on plant stems above water. Reproductive season in the Central Highlands of Vietnam is April–May.
This species is threatened by habitat loss caused by forest degradation and water pollution.