Pseudophilautus fergusonianus

Pseudophilautus fergusonianus

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: Pseudophilautus
Species: Pseudophilautus fergusonianus

Name

Pseudophilautus fergusonianus (Ahl, 1927)

Type locality: "Ceylon" [=Sri Lanka].

Holotype: BM 1947.2.27.61.

Synonyms

• Rhacophorus fergusonii Boulenger, 1882
• Rhacophorus (Polypedates) fergusonii Müller, 1887
• Rhacophorus fergusonianus Ahl, 1927
• Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) fergusonianus Ahl, 1931
• Philautus (Kirtixalus) fergusonianus Bossuyt & Dubois, 2001
• Kirtixalus fergusonianus Yu, Rao, Zhang, and Yang, 2009
• Pseudophilautus fergusonianus Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, & Zhang, 2009

References

Primary references

• Ahl, E. 1927. Zur Systematik der asiatischen Arten der Froschgattung Rhacophorus. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, 1927: 35–47.
• 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.

Additional references

• Bossuyt, F. & Dubois, A., 2001. A review of the frog genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae). Zeylanica. Colombo, 6: 1–112.

Links

• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Pseudophilautus fergusonianus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Pseudophilautus fergusonianus  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 07 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Ferguson's Bubble-nest Frog