Pseudophilautus auratus

Taxonavigation

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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: Pseudophilautus
Species: Pseudophilautus auratus

Name

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Pseudophilautus auratus (Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005)

Type locality: "Morningside Forest Reserve (near Rakwana), alt. 1060 m (06° 24´ N, 80° 38´ E)", Sri Lanka.

Holotype: WHT 2356.

Synonyms

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  • Philautus auratus Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2005
  • Pseudophilautus auratus — Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009

References

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  • Manamendra-Arachchi, K.; Pethiyagoda, R. 2005: The Sri Lankan shrub frogs of the genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Ranidae: Rhacophorinae), with description of 27 new species. In: Yeo, C.J.; Ng, P.K.L. & Pethiyagoda, R. (eds.) Contributions to biodiversity exploration and research in Sri Lanka. Raffles bulletin of zoology, supplement 12: 163–303. PDF
  • Li, J.-t., J. Che, R. W. Murphy, H. Zhao, E.-m. Zhao, D.-q. Rao & Y.-p. Zhang. 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.
  • AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Pseudophilautus auratus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
  • 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Pseudophilautus auratus  (Endangered) Downloaded on 07 July 2008.

Vernacular names

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English: Morningside Bubble-nest Frog