Meristogenys phaeomerus

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: Ranidae
Genus: Meristogenys
Species: Meristogenys phaeomerus

Name

Meristogenys phaeomerus (Inger & Gritis, 1983)

• Holotype: FMNH 136140, adult ♀, collected by Bernard Greenberg, R.F. Inger, and F.W. King on 11 September 1962.
• Type locality: “Nanga Tekalit, Kapit District, Third Division, Sarawak ... on the bank of the Mengiong River”, Malaysia (Borneo).

Combinations

• Amolops phaeomerus Inger & Gritis, 1983: 9 [original combination]
• Meristogenys phaeomerus — Yang, 1991: 37 [subsequent combination]
• Amolops (Meristogenys) phaeomerus — Dubois, 1992: 321 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Inger, R.F. & Gritis, P.A. 1983. Variation in Bornean frogs of the Amolops jerboa species group, with description of two new species. Fieldiana: Zoology (New Series) 19: 1–13. BHL Reference page. 
• Yang, D.-T. 1991. Phylogenetic systematics of the Amolops group of ranid frogs of southeastern Asia and the Greater Sunda Islands. Fieldiana: Zoology (New Series) 63: 1–42.

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2019. IUCN: Meristogenys phaeomerus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T58374A114922431. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T58374A114922431.en. Accessed on 28 September 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Kapit Borneo Frog