Taruga eques

Taruga eques

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
Genus: Taruga
Species: Taruga eques

Name

• Taruga eques (Günther, 1858)
  • Type locality: "Ceylon" (= Sri Lanka)
  • Syntypes: BMNH 1858.6.15.9-12, 54.3.21

Synonyms

• Polypedates eques Günther, 1858 (original combination)
• Rhacophorus eques — Boulenger, 1882
• Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) eques — Ahl, 1931
• Rhacophorus cruciger eques — Kirtisinghe, 1957
• Polypedates eques — Dutta & Manamendra-Arachchi, 1996

References

• Günther, 1858, Arch. Naturgesch., 24: 325.
• Dutta and Manamendra-Arachchi, 1996, Amph. Fauna Sri Lanka: 172.
• Meegaskumbura, M., S. Meegaskumbura, G. Bowatte, K. Manamendra-Arachchi, R. Pethiyagoda, J. Hanken, and C.J. Schneider 2010: Taruga (Anura: Rhacophoridae), a new genus of foam-nesting tree frogs endemic to Sri Lanka. Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences), 39: 75–94. ISSN: 0069-2379. (PDF)
• Kirtisinghe, P. 1957. The Amphibia of Ceylon. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Privately Printed. Reference page. 

Links

• 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 Taruga eques . Accessed on 10 July 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Taruga eques  (Endangered) Downloaded on 10 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Gunther's Whipping Frog