Raorchestes sanctisilvaticus

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 sanctisilvaticus

Name

Raorchestes sanctisilvaticus (Das & Chanda, 1997)

• Holotype: ZSI A1778.
• Type locality: “Kapildhara Falls, Amarkantak (23°10′ N; 81°70′ E), ca. 190 km SE Jabalpur City, Shahdol, Jabalpur District, Madhya Pradesh, central India”.

Combinations

• Philautus sanctisilvaticus Das & Chanda, 1997: 21 [original combination]
• Raorchestes sanctisilvaticus — Mirza, Warekar, Mohapatra, Raju, Pratil, Dutta & Pal, 2019: 563 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Philautus sanctipalustris Das & Chanda, 1997: 24 [Error for Philautus sanctisilvaticus fide Bossuyt & Dubois (2001: 61)]

References

Primary references

• Das and Chanda, 1997, Hamadryad, 22: 21.
• Bossuyt and Dubois, 2001, Zeylanica, 6: 59.
• Mirza, Z.A., Warekar, P., Mohapatra, P.P., Raju, D., Patil, P., Dutta, S.K. & Pal, S. 2019. “Endangered or an artifact of unsound taxonomy? Case of the critically endangered bush frog Philautus sanctisilvaticus Das and Chanda, 1997”. Zootaxa 4683(4): 563–576. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4683.4.6 pdf Reference page. 

Links

• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Raorchestes sanctisilvaticus  (Critically Endangered) Downloaded on 11 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Amarkantak Bubble-nest Frog