Pseudophilautus femoralis

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 femoralis

Name

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Pseudophilautus femoralis (Günther, 1864)

Type locality: "Ceylon" (= Sri Lanka).

Holotype: BM 1947.2.26.89.

Synonyms

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  • Ixalus femoralis Günther, 1864
  • Ixalus pulchellus Günther, 1872
  • Ixalus Fergusonii Günther, 1876
  • Rhacophorus (Philautus) femoralisAhl, 1931
  • Philautus femoralisInger in Frost, 1985
  • Philautus pulchellusInger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde, 1985
  • Philautus fergusoniiInger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde, 1985
  • Philautus (Philautus) femoralisBossuyt & Dubois, 2001
  • Kirtixalus femoralis — Yu, Rao, Zhang, and Yang, 2009
  • Pseudophilautus femoralis — Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009

References

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  • Günther, A.C.L.G. 1864: The Reptiles of British India. London: Ray Society by R. Hardwicke.
  • Bossuyt, F. & A. Dubois. 2001: A review of the frog genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae). Zeylanica. Colombo, 6: 1–112.
  • Inger, R.F., Shaffer, H.B., Koshy, M. & Bakde, R. 1984. A report on a collection of amphibians and reptiles from the Ponmudi, Kerala, South India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 81: 406–427. BHL Reference page
  • 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 femoralis. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
  • 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Pseudophilautus femoralis  (Endangered) Downloaded on 07 July 2008.

Vernacular names

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English: Plain Green Bubble-nest Frog