Polypedates megacephalus

Polypedates megacephalus

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: Polypedates
Species: Polypedates megacephalus

Name

Polypedates megacephalus Hallowell, 1861

Type locality: "Hong-Kong, China".

Holotype: ANSP or USNM, lost ?

Synonyms

• Polypedates megacephalus Hallowell, 1861
• Polypedates maculatus var. unicolor Müller, 1878
• Rhacophorus braueri Vogt, 1911
• Rhacophorus leucomystax megacephalus — Stejneger, 1925
• Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) baueri — Ahl, 1931
• Polypedates megacephalus — Matsui, Seto & Utsunomiya, 1986
• Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) leucomystax megacephalus — Dubois, 1987

References

• Hallowell, 1861, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 12: 507.
• Matsui, Seto, and Utsunomiya, 1986, J. Herpetol., 20: 483–489.
• 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 Polypedates megacephalus . Accessed on 12 July 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Polypedates megacephalus  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 12 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Hong Kong Whipping Frog