Taruga eques

Taxonavigation edit

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
Genus: Taruga
Species: Taruga eques

Name edit

  • Taruga eques (Günther, 1858)
    • Type locality: "Ceylon" (= Sri Lanka)
    • Syntypes: BMNH 1858.6.15.9-12, 54.3.21

Synonyms edit

References edit

  • Günther, 1858, Arch. Naturgesch., 24: 325.
  • Dutta and Manamendra-Arachchi, 1996, Amph. Fauna Sri Lanka: 172.
  • Meegaskumbura, M., S. Meegaskumbura, G. Bowatte, K. Manamendra-Arachchi, R. Pethiyagoda, J. Hanken, and C.J. Schneider 2010: Taruga (Anura: Rhacophoridae), a new genus of foam-nesting tree frogs endemic to Sri Lanka. Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences), 39: 75–94. ISSN: 0069-2379. (PDF)
  • Kirtisinghe, P. 1957. The Amphibia of Ceylon. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Privately Printed. Reference page

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Vernacular names edit

English: Gunther's Whipping Frog