Raorchestes anili

Raorchestes anili

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 anili

Name

Raorchestes anili (Biju & Bossuyt, 2006)

Type locality: "at an altitude of 1000 m elevation, from Kalpatta, approximately, 11° 38´ N, 76° 08´ E, in Wayanad district, Kerala, India".

Holotype: BNHM 4276.

Synonyms

• Philautus anili Biju and Bossuyt, 2006
• Pseudophilautus anili — Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009
• Raorchestes amboli — Biju, Shouche, Dubois, Dutta, and Bossuyt, 2010

References

• Biju, S. D. & F. Bossuyt. 2006: Two new species of Philautus (Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae) from the Western Ghats, India. Amphibia-Reptilia, 27: 1–10.
• 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.
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Raorchestes anili. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 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

Vernacular names

English: Wayanad Bubble-nest Frog