Raorchestes shillongensis

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: Raorchestes
Species: Raorchestes shillongensis

Name

Raorchestes shillongensis Pillai & Chanda, 1973

Type locality: "Malki Forest, Shillong, Altitude 5,000 ft. (1,524 metres)", Meghalaya, India.

Holotype: ZSIC A.6971.

Synonyms

• Philautus shillongensis Pillai & Chanda, 1973
• Philautus (Philautus) shillongensis — Bossuyt & Dubois, 2001
• Pseudophilautus shillongensis — Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009
• Raorchestes shillongensis — Biju, Shouche, Dubois, Dutta & Bossuyt, 2010

References

• Pillai, R.S. & S.K. Chanda. 1973: Philautus shillongensis, a new frog (Ranidae) from Meghalaya, India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences. Section B, 78: 30–36.
• Bossuyt, F. & A. Dubois. 2001: A review of the frog genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae). Zeylanica. Colombo, 6: 1–112.
• 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.
• Biju S.D., Shouche Y., Dubois A., Dutta S.K. & Bossuyt F. 2010: A ground-dwelling rhacophorid frog from the highest mountain peak of the Western Ghats of India. Current Science, 98: 1119–1125. Full article
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Raorchestes shillongensis. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Raorchestes shillongensis  (Critically Endangered) Downloaded on 11 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Shillong Bubble-nest Frog