Raorchestes tuberohumerus

Raorchestes tuberohumerus

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 tuberohumerus

Name

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Raorchestes tuberohumerus (Kuramoto & Joshy, 2003)

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

Holotype: BNHM 4193.

Synonyms

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  • 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

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  • 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.

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Vernacular names

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English: Kudremukh Bubble-nest Frog