Mercurana myristicapalustris

Mercurana myristicapalustris

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 Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Rhacophoridae
Subfamilia: Rhacophorinae
Genus: Mercurana
Species: Mercurana myristicapalustris

Name

Mercurana myristicapalustris Abraham, Pyron, Ansil, Zachariah & Zachariah, 2013: 183

• Holotype: TNHM (H) 12.6.18.69, adult ♂, collected by B.R. Ansil on 18 May 2012.
• Type locality: “from bushes at the periphery of a temple compound, Arippa (8.8392N, 77.0314E, altitude approximately 184m ASL), near Kulathupuzha Reserve Forest, Kollam district, Kerala, India”.
• Paratypes (n=2): TNHM (H) 12.6.18/70 and TNHM (H) 12.6.18/74, two adult ♂, collected by Robin K. Abraham on 12 July 2012, from the type locality.

References

Primary references

• Abraham, R.K., Pyron, R.A., Ansil, B.R., Zachariah, A. & Zachariah, A. 2013. Two novel genera and one new species of treefrog (Anura: Rhacophoridae) highlight cryptic diversity in the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa 3640(2): 177–199. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3640.2.3 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Myristica Swamp Treefrog

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