Indosylvirana serendipi

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: Ranidae
Genus: Indosylvirana
Species: Indosylvirana serendipi

Name

• Indosylvirana serendipi (Biju, Garg, Mahony, Wijayathilaka, Senevirathne, Meegaskumbura, 2014)

Holotype: DZ 1247, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Kudawa, Sinharaja, Ratnapura dist., Sri Lanka.”

Combinations

• Hylarana serendipi — Biju, Garg, Mahony, Wijayathilaka, Senevirathne & Meegaskumbura, 2014: 317 [original combination]
• Indosylvirana serendipi — Oliver, Prendini, Kraus & Raxworthy, 2015: 190 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Biju, S.D., Garg, S., Mahony, S., Wijayathilaka, N., Senevirathne, G., Meegaskumbura, M. 2014. DNA barcoding, phylogeny and systematics of Golden-backed frogs (Hylarana, Ranidae) of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot, with the description of seven new species Contributions to Zoology 83(4): 269–335. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Oliver, L.A., Prendini, E., Kraus, F. & Raxworthy, C.J. 2015. Systematics and biogeography of the Hylarana frog (Anura: Ranidae) radiation across tropical Australasia, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 90: 176–192. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.05.001 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Sri Lankan Golden-backed Frog