Uperodon taprobanicus

Uperodon taprobanicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Microhylidae
Subfamilia: Microhylinae
Genus: Uperodon
Species: Uperodon taprobanicus

Name

Uperodon taprobanicus (Parker, 1934)

• Holotype: BMNH 1947.2.10.62 (formerly 1905.3.25.138), adult ♀.
• Type locality: “Punduloya, Ceylon, 4,000 ft.”

Combinations

• Kaloula pulchra taprobanica Parker, 1934: 86 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Kaloula taprobanica — Dutta & Manamendra-Arachchi, 1996: 30 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]
• Uperodon taprobanicus — Peloso et al., 2016: 140 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Parker, H.W. 1934. A Monograph of the Frogs of the Family Microhylidae. Trustees of the British Museum: London. 208 pp.
• Dutta, S.K. & Manamendra-Arachchi, K. 1996. The Amphibian Fauna of Sri Lanka. Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka: Colombo. 230 pp. ISBN 978-9559114109
• Peloso, P.L.V., Frost, D.R., Richards, S.J., Rodrigues, M.T., Donnellan, S.C., Matsui, M., Raxworthy, C.J., Biju, S.D., Lemmon, E.M., Lemmon, A.R. & Wheeler, W.C. 2016. The impact of anchored phylogenomics and taxon sampling on phylogenetic inference in narrow-mouthed frogs (Anura, Microhylidae). Cladistics 32(2): 113–140. DOI: 10.1111/cla.12118 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wewelwala, K., Alagiyawadu, A.I., Kodituwakku, G.K. & Bopage, M.M. 2013. Redescription of the tadpole of Kaloula taprobanica (Anura: Microhylidae) from Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 3716(1): 98–100. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3716.1.8 Reference page. 
• Garg, S., Senevirathne, G., Wijayathilaka, N., Phuge, S., Deuti, K., Manamendra-Arachchi, K., Meegaskumbura, M. & Biju, S.D. 2018. An integrative taxonomic review of the South Asian microhylid genus Uperodon. Zootaxa 4384(1): 1–88. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4384.1.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Inger, R.F., Gour-Broome, V.A., Manamendra-Arachchi, K., de Silva, A. & Dutta, S. 2016. IUCN: Uperodon taprobanicus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T57858A91639191. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57858A91639191.en. Accessed on 17 March 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Painted Globular Frog

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