Raorchestes tuberohumerus

Raorchestes tuberohumerus

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 tuberohumerus

Name

Raorchestes tuberohumerus (Kuramoto & Joshy, 2003)

Type locality: "Kudremukh, Chikumagalur, Karnataka, ca. 940 m in altitude", India.

Holotype: BNHM 4193.

Synonyms

• Philautus tuberohumerus Kuramoto & Joshy, 2003
• Pseudophilautus tuberohumerus — Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009
• Raorchestes tuberohumerus — Biju, Shouche, Dubois, Dutta & Bossuyt, 2010

References

• Kuramoto, M. & S.H. Joshy. 2003: Two new species of the genus Philautus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats, southwestern India. Current Herpetology. Kyoto, 22: 51–60.
• 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.
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Raorchestes tuberohumerus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Raorchestes tuberohumerus  (Data Deficient) Downloaded on 11 July 2008.

References

• 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(8): 1119–1125. Full article (PDF). Full article (PDF). Full article (on BioNames). Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Kudremukh Bubble-nest Frog