Talk:Gymnochanda filamentosa

Dispute

• Boeseman (1957) flagged the genus and species as new. For the present time anyway, and for the sake of simplicity, I interpret Boeseman to have been incorrect that they were new. The alternative interpretation is set out below:

Name

• Gymnochanda filamentosa Fraser-Brunner, 1955
  • Authority for current placement: original
  • Current status: valid species
  • Gender: changeable (-us, -um, -a)
  • Original combination(s)/spelling(s): Gymnochanda filamentosa
  • Original genus: Gymnochanda Fraser-Brunner, 1955
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: '19 mm. long'
    • Repository: ?
  • Type locality: 'Singapore', 'southern Malaya'

Synonyms

• Gymnochanda filamentosa Boeseman, 1957 [junior secondary homonym in Gymnochanda Fraser-Brunner, 1955 of Gymnochanda filamentosa Fraser-Brunner, 1955]
  • Authority for current placement:
  • Current status: valid species
  • Gender: changeable (-us, -um, -a)
  • Original combination(s)/spelling(s): Gymnochanda filamentosa
  • Original genus: Gymnochanda Boeseman, 1957
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: '29 (38) mm'
    • Repository: ?
  • Type locality: 'Singapore'