Taruga fastigo

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Neobatrachia
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura Subordo: Neobatrachia

Familia: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Taruga
Species: Taruga fastigo

Name

• Taruga fastigo (Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2001)
  • Type locality: "Morningside Estate (near Rakwana), alt. 1060 m (06°24´N, 80°38´E)", Sri Lanka
  • Holotype: WHT 2352

Synonymy

• Polypedates fastigo Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2001 (original combination)

References

• Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2001, J. South Asian Nat. Hist., 5: 192.
• 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)

Links

• Frost, Darrel R. 2010. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.4 (8 April, 2010). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Taruga fastigo . Accessed on 12 July 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Taruga fastigo (Critically Endangered) Downloaded on 12 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Fastigo Whipping Frog