Raorchestes charius
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Anura |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Rhacophoridae
Subfamilia: Rhacophorinae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species: Raorchestes charius
Name
[edit]Raorchestes charius (Rao, 1937)
Type locality: "Kottigehar, Kadur", Karnataka, India.
Neotype: MNHNP 1999.5597.
Synonyms
[edit]- Philautus charius Rao, 1937
- Philautus (Philautus) charius — Bossuyt & Dubois, 2001
- Kirtixalus charius — Yu, Rao, Zhang & Yang, 2009
- Pseudophilautus charius — Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao & Zhang, 2009
- Raorchestes charius — Biju, Shouche, Dubois, Dutta, and Bossuyt, 2010
References
[edit]- Rao, C.R.N. 1937: On some new forms of Batrachia from S. India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences. Section B 6: 387–427.
- 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.
- 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: 1119–1125. Full article
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Raorchestes charius. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
- 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Raorchestes charius (Endangered) Downloaded on 07 July 2008.
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Karnataka Bubble-nest Frog