Ghatixalus variabilis

Ghatixalus variabilis

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: Ghatixalus
Species: Ghatixalus variabilis

Name

• Ghatixalus variabilis (Jerdon, 1853)

Neotype: IRSNB 1918. [designated by Bossuyt & Dubois (2001: 13)]

Type locality: “Neelgherries in the banks of streams and shrubs”, redesignated by neotype designation to “Botanical Gardens, Udhagamangalam ('Ootacamund', 'Ooty') (11°24′ N, 76°42′ E), Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, India” by Bossuyt & Dubois (2001: 13).

Combinations

• Polypedates variabilis Jerdon, 1853: 532 [original combination]
• Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) variabilis — Bossuyt & Dubois, 2001: 13 [subsequent combination]
• Ghatixalus variabilis — Biju, Roelants & Bossuyt, 2008: 269 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Polypedates pleurostictus Günther, 1864: 430 [synonymized by Biju (2001: 19)]
  • Rhacophorus pleurostictus — Boulenger, 1882: 79
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) pleurostictus — Ahl, 1931: 123
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) buergeri pleurostictus — Wolf, 1936: 173
  • Philautus (Kirtixalus) pleurostictus — Dubois, 1987: 73

Lectotype: BMNH 1947.2.8.53 (formerly 1852.12.11.12). [designated by Bossuyt & Dubois (2001: 19)]

Type locality: "Madras Presidency", India.

• Rhacophorus parkeri Ahl, 1927: 38 [synonymized by Biju (2001: 19)]
  • Rhacophorus (Philautus) parkeri — Ahl, 1931: 81
  • Philautus parkeri — Inger in Frost, 1985: 531

Holotype: ZMB 10142.

Type locality: “Malabar”, India.

References

Primary references

• Jerdon, T.C. 1853. Catalogue of reptiles inhabiting the Peninsula of India. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 22: 522–534.
• Bossuyt, F. & Dubois, A. 2001. A review of the frog genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae). Zeylanica 6: 1–112. Reference page. 
• Biju, S.D., Roelants, K. & Bossuyt, F. 2008. Phylogenetic position of the montane treefrog Polypedates variabilis Jerdon, 1853 (Anura: Rhacophoridae), and description of a related species. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 8(4): 267–276. DOI: 10.1016/j.ode.2007.11.004 Reference page. 

Links

• Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Ghatixalus variabilis . Accessed on 12 July 2008.
• Biju, S.D., Dutta, S., Vasudevan, K., Srinivasulu, C. & Angulo, A. 2010. IUCN: Ghatixalus variabilis  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T59027A11872030. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59027A11872030.en

Vernacular names

English: Neelgherries Flying Frog