Raorchestes beddomii

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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

Familia: Rhacophoridae
Subfamilia: Rhacophorinae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species: Raorchestes beddomii

Name[edit]

Raorchestes beddomii (Günther, 1876)

Type locality: "Atray Mallay, Travancore (4000 ft.)", Kerala, India.

Syntypes: BM 1947.2.26.59-66, 1947.2.26.70-78 & 1947.2.26.80-84, NHMW 22884.

Synonyms[edit]

  • Ixalus beddomii Günther, 1876
  • Rhacophorus (Philautus) beddomiiAhl, 1931
  • Philautus beddomiiGorham, 1974
  • Philautus (Philautus) beddomiiBossuyt & Dubois, 2001
  • Pseudophilautus beddomii — Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009
  • Raorchestes beddomii — Biju, Shouche, Dubois, Dutta, and Bossuyt, 2010

References[edit]

  • Günther, A.C.L.G. 1876 "1875": Third report on collections of Indian reptiles obtained by the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1875: 567–577.
  • 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 beddomii. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
  • 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Raorchestes beddomii  (Near Threatened) Downloaded on 07 July 2008.

Vernacular names[edit]

English: Beddome's Bubble-nest Frog