Indosylvirana montana

Taxonavigation[edit]

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

Holotype: NHM 1947.2.2.66, adult ♀.

Type locality: “Hill forests of Bhagamandla”, Karnataka state, India.

Rana (Hylorana) gracilis montanus Rao, 1922: 439 [original combination]
Hylarana montanus — Biju, Garg, Mahony, Wijayathilaka, Senevirathne & Meegaskumbura, 2014: 311 [name combination]
Indosylvirana montana — Oliver, Prendini, Kraus & Raxworthy, 2015: 190 [name combination]

Rana (Hylorana) bhagmandlensis Rao, 1922: 441 [synonymized by Biju et al. (2014: 311)]

Holotype: BMNH 1947.2.2.12.

Type locality: “Water course in the forests of Bhagamandla, Coorg, 4000 feet”, Mysore, India.

Rao, C.R.N. 1922. Notes on Batrachia. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 28: 439–447.
Biju, S.D., Garg, S., Mahony, S., Wijayathilaka, N., Senevirathne, G., Meegaskumbura, M. 2014. DNA barcoding, phylogeny and systematics of Golden-backed frogs (Hylarana, Ranidae) of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot, with the description of seven new species Contributions to Zoology 83(4): 269–335. Full article (PDF) Reference page.
Oliver, L.A., Prendini, E., Kraus, F. & Raxworthy, C.J. 2015. Systematics and biogeography of the Hylarana frog (Anura: Ranidae) radiation across tropical Australasia, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 90: 176–192. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.05.001 Reference page.

English: Mountain Golden-backed Frog