Raorchestes beddomii

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 beddomii

Name

Raorchestes beddomii (Günther, 1876)

Type locality: "Atray Mallay, Travancore (4000 ft.)", Kerala, India.

Syntypes: BM 1947.2.26.59-66, 1947.2.26.70-78 & 1947.2.26.80-84, NHMW 22884.

Synonyms

• Ixalus beddomii Günther, 1876
• Rhacophorus (Philautus) beddomii — Ahl, 1931
• Philautus beddomii — Gorham, 1974
• Philautus (Philautus) beddomii — Bossuyt & Dubois, 2001
• Pseudophilautus beddomii — Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009
• Raorchestes beddomii — Biju, Shouche, Dubois, Dutta, and Bossuyt, 2010

References

• Günther, A.C.L.G. 1876 "1875": Third report on collections of Indian reptiles obtained by the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1875: 567–577.
• Bossuyt, F. & A. Dubois. 2001: A review of the frog genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae). Zeylanica. Colombo, 6: 1–112.
• 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.
• 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
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Raorchestes beddomii. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Raorchestes beddomii  (Near Threatened) Downloaded on 07 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Beddome's Bubble-nest Frog