Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Ecology:
The habitat
requirements of this species are not known, although
it presumably breeds
in water, like most other species of the genus.
[1].
List of Habitats:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )
- 5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
- 5.8 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
- 18 Unknown [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Superorder:
Salientia
()
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Fischer von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Superfamily:
Rhacophoroidea
()
- (Hoffman, 1932 (1858))
- Family:
Rhacophoridae
()
- Hoffman, 1932 (1858)
- Subfamily:
Rhacophorinae
()
- Genus:
Rhacophorus
()
- Kuhl and van Hasselt, 1827
- Specific name:
edentulus
- Mueller, 1894
- Scientific name: - Rhacophorus edentulus Mueller, 1894
- Specific name:
edentulus
- Mueller, 1894
- Genus:
Rhacophorus
(
- Subfamily:
Rhacophorinae
(
- Family:
Rhacophoridae
(
- Superfamily:
Rhacophoroidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Superorder:
Salientia
(
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009
According to the original description
, this species closely resembles
Rhacophorus monticola.[1].
Similar Species
Members of the genus Rhacophorus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 19 species and subspecies in this genus:
R. annamensis (Annam Flying Frog) · R. appendiculatus (Frilled Tree Frog) · R. arboreus (Kinugasa Flying Frog) · R. bipunctatus (Himalaya Flying Frog) · R. calcaneus (Vietnam Flying Frog) · R. georgii (Tuwa Flying Frog) · R. hoanglienensis (Hoanglien Frog) · R. malabaricus (Malabar Gliding Frog) · R. margaritifer (Java Flying Frog) · R. moltrechti (Moltrecht's Treefrog) · R. monticola (Loka Flying Frog) · R. nigropalmatus (Wallace's Flying Frog) · R. orlovi (Orlov's Treefrog) · R. prominanus (Malayan Flying Frog) · R. reinwardtii (Reinwardt's Flying Frog) · R. rhodopus (Red-Webbed Treefrog) · R. schlegelii (Japanese Gliding Frog) · R. schlegelii schlegelii (Japanese Gliding Frog) · R. taipeianus (Taipei Treefrog)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Amphibian species of the world: Additions and corrections / by William E. Duellman. Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1993. url p. 294, p. 364.
- Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th series. San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences. url p. 37.
- The amphibia of the Indo-Australian archipelago, with 29 illustrations, by Dr. P. N. Van Kampen. Leiden, E. J. Brill, ltd., 1923. url p. 242, p. 259, p. 259, p. 302, p. 302.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.
- Djoko Iskandar, Mumpuni 2004. Rhacophorus edentulus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 04February2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 09, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Iskandar, D. & Mumpuni 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 09, 2008:
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Herpetology Collection - Amphibian Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 30739
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-665643
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 665643
- IUCN ID: 239201
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 140933
Footnotes
- Djoko Iskandar, Mumpuni 2004. Rhacophorus edentulus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 February 2012. [back]
