Rulyrana saxiscandens

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: Centrolenidae
Subfamilia: Centroleninae
Tribus: Cochranellini
Genus: Rulyrana
Species: Rulyrana saxiscandens

Name

Rulyrana saxiscandens (Duellman & Schulte, 1993)

• Holotype: KU 211779, adult ♂, collected by by William E. Duellman, Rainer Schulte and John J. Wiens on 8 February 1989.
• Type locality: “Cataratas Ahaushiyacu (06°30′S, 76°20′W, 730 m), 14 km (by road) northeast of Tarapoto, Provincia San Martín, Departamento San Martín, Perú”.

Combinations

• Cochranella saxiscandens Duellman & Schulte, 1993: 22 [original combination]
• Rulyrana saxiscandens — Guayasamin, Castroviejo-Fisher, Trueb, Ayarzagüena, Rada & Vilà, 2009: 34 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Cochranella croceopodes Duellman & Schulte, 1993: 19 [synonymised by Twomey, Delia & Castroviejo-Fisher (2014: 49)]
  • Holotype: KU 211804, adult ♀, collected by William E. Duellman on 15 February 1989.
  • Type locality: “23.2 km (by road) northeast of Tarapoto (06°27′S, 76°48′W, 800 m), Provincia San Martín, Departamento San Martín, Perú”.

• Cochranella tangarana Duellman & Schulte, 1993: 26 [synonymised by Twomey, Delia & Castroviejo-Fisher (2014: 49)]
  • Holotype: KU 211776, adult ♂, collected by by William E. Duellman, Rainer Schulte and John J. Wiens on 15 February 1989.
  • Type locality: “west slope of Abra Tangarana, 7 km (by road) northeast of San Juan de Pacaysapa (06°12′S, 76°44′W), 1080 m), Provincia Lamas, Departamento San Martín, Perú”.

References

Primary references

• Duellman, W.E. & Schulte, R. 1993. New species of centrolenid frogs from northern Peru. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, The University of Kansas 155: 1–33. BHL Reference page. 
• Guayasamin, J.M, Castroviejo-Fisher, S., Trueb, L., Ayarzagüena, J., Rada, M. & Vilà, C. 2009. Phylogenetic systematics of glassfrogs (Amphibia: Centrolenidae) and their sister taxon Allophryne ruthveni. Zootaxa 2100(1): 1–97. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2100.1.1 Reference page. 
• Twomey, E., Delia, J. & Castroviejo-Fisher, S. 2014. A review of northern Peruvian glassfrogs (Centrolenidae), with the description of four new remarkable species. Zootaxa 3851(1): 1–87. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3851.1.1 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. & Guayasamin, J.M. 2014. Notes on the taxonomy of some glassfrogs from the Andes of Peru and Ecuador (Amphibia: Centrolenidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 54(12): 161–168. DOI: 10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.12 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. IUCN: Rulyrana saxiscandens  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T78504623A78504492. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T78504623A78504492.en. Accessed on 01 February 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Tarapoto Cochran Frog