# Theloderma moloch

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***Theloderma moloch***, **Assam Indonesia tree frog**, **Eerie tree frog**, **Xizang warty tree frog**, or **black-spotted frog** is a species of [frog](/source/Frog) in the family [Rhacophoridae](/source/Rhacophoridae). It is found in northeastern [India](/source/India) (Arunachal Pradesh and Assam) and adjacent [Tibet](/source/Tibet), [China](/source/China), possibly wider.[2] Taxonomic placement of this taxon has been a source of much debate, possibly because of wrong tissue was used for it in a molecular study—with ramifications for the taxonomy of whole *Theloderma* and its sister taxon *Nyctixalus*.[2][3]

*Theloderma moloch* is an [arboreal](/source/Arboreal_locomotion) frog associated with tropical forest and shrubland. Scientists believe that breeding takes place in ponds surrounded by shrubs. This frog has been observed between 300 and 1500 meters above sea level.[4]

The IUCN classifies this frog as at least concern of extinction because of its large range. Upcoming hydroelectric dam projects may alter the hydrology of the area in ways that threaten the frogs. Subsistence logging may also pose some threat.[4]

The frog's range includes some protected parks: [Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon National Nature Reserve](/source/Yarlung_Zangbo_Grand_Canyon_National_Nature_Reserve) in China and [Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary](/source/Dibang_Wildlife_Sanctuary), [Mouling National Park](/source/Mouling_National_Park), [Nameri National Park](/source/Nameri_National_Park), and [Namdapha National Park](/source/Namdapha_National_Park) in India.[4]

## References

1. Annandale, Nelson (1912). "Zoological results of the Abor Expedition, 1911–1912. I. Batrachia". *Records of the Indian Museum*. **8**: 7–36. [doi:10.5962/bhl.part.1186](https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.1186)

1. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). ["*Theloderma moloch* (Annandale, 1912)"](http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Rhacophoridae/Rhacophorinae/Theloderma/Theloderma-moloch). *Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0*. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

1. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). ["*Theloderma* Tschudi, 1838"](http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Rhacophoridae/Rhacophorinae/Theloderma). *Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0*. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). ["*Theloderma moloch*"](https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58805/122176489). Vol. 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.

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