Pseudophilautus adspersus

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: Pseudophilautus
Species: † Pseudophilautus adspersus

Name

Pseudophilautus adspersus (Günther, 1872)

Type locality: "Peradeniya... collected chiefly in the neighbourhood of the locality named.... Ceylon", Sri Lanka.

Holotype: BM 1947.2.26.89.

Synonyms

• Ixalus adspersus Günther, 1872
• Rhacophorus (Philautus) adspersus — Ahl, 1931
• Philautus adspersus — Inger in Frost, 1985
• Philautus (Philautus) adspersus — Bossuyt & Dubois, 2001
• Pseudophilautus adspersus — Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009

References

• Günther, A.C.L.G. 1872: Descriptions of some Ceylonese reptiles and batrachians. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 4, 9: 85–88.
• 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.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Pseudophilautus adspersus  (Extinct) Downloaded on 07 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Sri Lanka Bubble-nest Frog