Meristogenys whiteheadi

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: Meristogenys
Species: Meristogenys whiteheadi

Name

Meristogenys whiteheadi (Boulenger, 1887)

• Syntypes: BMNH (4 specimens).
• Type locality: “Mount Kina Baloo”, Sabah. Malaysia (Borneo).

Combinations

• Rana whiteheadi Boulenger, 1887: 96 [original combination]
• Rana (Hylorana) whiteheadi — Boulenger, 1920: 127 [subsequent combination]
• Amolops whiteheadi — Inger & Gritis, 1983: 8 [subsequent combination]
• Meristogenys whiteheadi — Yang, 1991: 40 [subsequent combination]
• Amolops (Meristogenys) whiteheadi — Dubois, 1992: 321 [subsequent combination]

References

• Boulenger, G.A. 1887. On new reptiles and batrachians from North Borneo. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 5 20: 95–97.
• Inger, R.F. & Gritis, P.A. 1983. Variation in Bornean frogs of the Amolops jerboa species group, with description of two new species. Fieldiana: Zoology (New Series) 19: 1–13. BHL Reference page. 
• Yang, D.-T. 1991. Phylogenetic systematics of the Amolops group of ranid frogs of southeastern Asia and the Greater Sunda Islands. Fieldiana: Zoology (New Series) 63: 1–42.

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2018. IUCN: Meristogenys whiteheadi  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T79096537A79096290. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T79096537A79096290.en. Accessed on 28 September 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Whitehead's Borneo Frog