Hylophorbus rufescens

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: Asterophryinae
Genus: Hylophorbus
Species: Hylophorbus rufescens

Name

Hylophorbus rufescens Macleay, 1878

Type locality: "Katow" (=Mawatta), near Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea.

Holotype: AMS R30826.

Synonyms

• Hylophorbus rufescens Macleay, 1878
• Metopostira ocellata Méhely, 1901
• Metopostira macra Van Kampen, 1906
• Hylophorbus ocellatus — Van Kampen, 1919
• Phrynomantis ocellatus — Noble, 1926
• Phrynomantis rufescens — Noble, 1926
• Asterophrys rufescens — Parker, 1934
• Hylophorbus rufescens rufescens — Zweifel, 1972
• Hylophorbus rufescens extimus Zweifel, 1972
• Hylophorbus rufescens myopicus Zweifel, 1972

References

• Macleay, 1878, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, 2: 136.
• Parker, 1934, Monogr. Frogs Fam. Microhylidae: 62.
• Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Hylophorbus rufescens . Accessed on 14 June 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Hylophorbus rufescens  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 14 June 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Red Mawatta Frog