Rhacophorus orlovi

Rhacophorus orlovi is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.

Etymology The specific name, orlovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Nikolai Liutsianovich Orlov.Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. xiii + 262 pp. . (Rhacophorus orlovi, p. 159).

Geographic range Rhacophorus orlovi is found in Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Habitat The natural habitats of Rhacophorus orlovi are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes, at elevations of .

Conservation status Rhacophorus orlovi is threatened by habitat loss.

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Further reading

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Ziegler T, Köhler J (2001). "Rhacophorus orlovi sp. n., a new tree frog from Vietnam (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae)". Sauria 2001 (3): 37–46. (Rhacophorus orlovi, new species).