Raorchestes manipurensis

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: Raorchestes
Species: Raorchestes manipurensis

Name

• Raorchestes manipurensis (Mathew & Sen, 2009)

Holotype: VA/ERS/ZSI 810.

Type locality: “Tumzane river, Leimatak, Churachandpur district, Manipur, (N 24° 35′ 22.7″, E 93° 39′ 51.6″); Alt. 685 m above msl”.

Combinations

• Philautus manipurensis Mathew & Sen, 2009: 43 [original combination]
• Pseudophilautus manipurensis — Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao & Zhang, 2009: 519 [subsequent combination]
• Raorchestes manipurensis — Biju, Shouche, Dubois, Dutta & Bossuyt, 2010: 1120 [subsequent combination by implication]

References

Primary references

• Mathew, R. & Sen, N. 2009. Studies on little known amphibians of Northeast India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India. Occasional Papers 293: 1–64. ISBN 978-81-8171-211-0 Reference page. 
• Li, J.-t., Che, J., Murphy, R.W., Zhao, H., Zhao, E.-m., Rao, D.-q. & Zhang, Y.-p. 2009. New insights to the molecular phylogenetics and generic assessment in the Rhacophoridae (Amphibia: Anura) based on five nuclear and three mitochondrial genes, with comments on the evolution of reproduction. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 53: 509–522.
• Biju S.D., Shouche Y., Dubois A., Dutta S.K. & Bossuyt F. 2010. A ground-dwelling rhacophorid frog from the highest mountain peak of the Western Ghats of India. Current Science 98: 1119–1125. Full article

Links

• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Raorchestes manipurensis. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.