Sphaerotheca rolandae

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: Dicroglossidae
Subfamilia: Dicroglossinae
Genus: Sphaerotheca
Species: Sphaerotheca rolandae

Name

Sphaerotheca rolandae (Dubois, 1983)

Type locality: "Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, altitude 60 m, latitude 7° 29´ N, longitude 80° 22´E".

Holotype: BM 1973.3024.

Synonyms

• Rana (Tomopterna) breviceps rolandae Dubois, 1983
• Tomopterna (Sphaerotheca) rolandae — Dubois, 1987
• Sphaerotheca rolandae — Dubois, 1999

References

• Dubois, 1983, Alyte, 2: 166.
• Dubois, 1999, J. South Asian Nat. Hist., 4: 8.
• Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Sphaerotheca rolandae . Accessed on 29 May 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Sphaerotheca rolandae  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 29 May 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Sri Lanka Bullfrog