Raorchestes signatus

Pseudophilautus signatus

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: Raorchestes
Species: Raorchestes signatus

Name

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Raorchestes signatus (Boulenger, 1882)

Type locality: "Malabar", South India.

Lectotype: BM 1947.2.27.36.

Synonyms

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  • Ixalus signatus Boulenger, 1882
  • Rhacophorus (Philautus) signatusAhl, 1931
  • Philautus signatusGorham, 1974
  • Philautus (Philautus) signatusBossuyt & Dubois, 2001
  • Kirtixalus signatus — Yu, Rao, Zhang, and Yang, 2009
  • Pseudophilautus signatus — Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009
  • Raorchestes signatus — Biju, Shouche, Dubois, Dutta & Bossuyt, 2010

References

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  • Boulenger, G.A. 1882. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the Collection of the British Museum. Second Edition. Order of the Trustees: London. XVI + 503 pp. BHL Reference page
  • 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 signatus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
  • 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Raorchestes signatus  (Endangered) Downloaded on 11 July 2008.

Vernacular names

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English: Cross-backed Bubble-nest Frog