Raorchestes bombayensis

Pseudophilautus bombayensis

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 bombayensis

Name

Raorchestes bombayensis (Annandale, 1919)

Type locality: "Castle Rock", N. Canara district, Karnataka, India.

Holotype: ZSIC 18782.

Synonyms

• Ixalus bombayensis Annandale, 1919
• Rhacophorus (Philautus) bombayensis — Ahl, 1931
• Philautus bombayensis — Gorham, 1974
• Philautus (Philautus) bombayensis — Bossuyt & Dubois, 2001
• Pseudophilautus bombayensis — Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009
• Raorchestes bombayensis — Biju, Shouche, Dubois, Dutta, and Bossuyt, 2010

References

• Annandale, N. 1919: The fauna of certain small streams in the Bombay Presidency: Some frogs from streams in the Bombay Presidency. Records of the Indian Museum, 16: 109–161.
• Gorham, S.W. 1974: Checklist of World Amphibians Up to January 1, 1970. Saint John, Canada: New Brunswick Museum.
• 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 bombayensis. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Raorchestes bombayensis  (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 07 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Bombay Bubble-nest Frog