Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura

Familia: Rhacophoridae
Subfamilia: Rhacophorinae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species: Raorchestes annandalii

Name

Raorchestes annandalii (Boulenger, 1906)

Type locality: "E. Himalayas, at Kurseong, altitude 5,000 feet", India.

Syntypes: BM 1947.2.26.57-58.

Synonyms

  • Ixalus annandalii Boulenger, 1906
  • Ixalus annandalei — Annandale, 1908
  • Rhacophorus (Philautus) annandalii — Ahl, 1931
  • Philautus annandalii — Bourret, 1942
  • Philautus (Philautus) annandalii — Bossuyt & Dubois, 2001
  • Pseudophilautus annandalii — Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009
  • Raorchestes annandalii — Biju, Shouche, Dubois, Dutta, and Bossuyt, 2010

References

  • Abraham, R.K. et al. 2013: Two novel genera and one new species of treefrog (Anura: Rhacophoridae) highlight cryptic diversity in the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa 3640(2): 177–199. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3640.2.3 Reference page. 

References

  • Boulenger, G.A. 1906: Description of two new Indian frogs. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Series 2, 2: 385–386.
  • Bossuyt, F. & A. Dubois. 2001: A review of the frog genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae). Zeylanica. Colombo, 6: 1–112.
  • Li, J.-t., J. Che, R. W. Murphy, H. Zhao, E.-m. Zhao, D.-q. Rao & Y.-p. Zhang. 2009: New insights to the molecular phylogenetics and generic assessment in the Rhacophoridae (Amphibia: Anura) based on five nuclear and three mitochondrial genes, with comments on the evolution of reproduction. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 53: 509–522.
  • Biju S.D., Shouche Y., Dubois A., Dutta S.K. & Bossuyt F. 2010: A ground-dwelling rhacophorid frog from the highest mountain peak of the Western Ghats of India. Current Science, 98: 1119–1125. Full article
  • AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Raorchestes annandalii. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.

Vernacular names

English: Himalaya Bubble-nest Frog
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