Raorchestes chalazodes

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 chalazodes

Name

Raorchestes chalazodes (Günther, 1876)

Type locality: "Travancore", South India.

Holotype: BM 1947.2.6.35.

Synonyms

• Ixalus chalazodes Günther, 1876
• Rhacophorus (Philautus) chalazodes — Ahl, 1931
• Philautus chalazodes — Gorham, 1974
• Philautus (Philautus) chalazodes — Bossuyt & Dubois, 2001
• Pseudophilautus chalazodes — Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao & Zhang, 2009
• Raorchestes chalazodes — 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.
• 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 chalazodes. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Raorchestes chalazodes  (Critically Endangered) Downloaded on 07 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Chalazodes Bubble-nest Frog