Ghatixalus asterops

Ghatixalus asterops

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: Rhacophoridae
Subfamilia: Rhacophorinae
Genus: Ghatixalus
Species: Ghatixalus asterops

Name

• Ghatixalus asterops Biju, Roelants & Bossuyt, 2008: 271

Holotype: BNHS 4247, adult ♂, collected by S.D. Biju on 20 August 1999.

Type locality: “Bear Shola, Kodaikanal, 10’13’’N, 77’29’’E, 2000 m asl, Dindigal district, Tamil Nadu, India”.

References

Primary references

• Biju, S.D., Roelants, K. & Bossuyt, F. 2008. Phylogenetic position of the montane treefrog Polypedates variabilis Jerdon, 1853 (Anura: Rhacophoridae), and description of a related species. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 8(4): 267–276. DOI: 10.1016/j.ode.2007.11.004 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2010. IUCN: Ghatixalus asterops  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T161754A5496602. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T161754A5496602.en