Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
This is an arboreal
species associated with tropical
forest
, shrubland
and grasslands. Breeding takes place in small, temporary water pools
.
[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
- 1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
- 3 Shrubland
- 3.6 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Moist
- 4 Grassland
- 4.6 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.8 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) [more info]
Taxonomy
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- 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
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- Gray, 1825
- 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:
Kurixalus
()
- Ye et al., in Fei, 1999
- Specific name:
naso
- (Annandale, 1912)
- Scientific name: - Kurixalus naso (Annandale, 1912)
- Specific name:
naso
- (Annandale, 1912)
- Genus:
Kurixalus
(
- Subfamily:
Rhacophorinae
(
- Family:
Rhacophoridae
(
- Superfamily:
Rhacophoroidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Superorder:
Salientia
(
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Polypedates naso • Rhacophorus naso
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
First described: Annandale, NELSON Zoological results of the Abor
Expedition
, 1911-1912. Rec. Indian Mus., Calcutta, 8 (1): 7-59
[Reptilia, pages 37-59] (supplement in same journal, 8 (4): 357-358,
1914)., 1912.
Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009
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Further Reading
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- Annandale, NELSON Zoological results of the Abor Expedition, 1911-1912. Rec. Indian Mus., Calcutta, 8 (1): 7-59 [Reptilia, pages 37-59] (supplement in same journal, 8 (4): 357-358, 1914)., 1912.
- Chanda, S.K. 2002. Handbook - Indian Amphibians. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata.
- Dutta, S.K. 1997. Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka. Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneswar.
- IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Sushil Dutta, Saibal Sengupta, Sabitry Bordoloi 2004. Kurixalus naso. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
Identifiers
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-775239
- IUCN ID: 217558
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4468374
Footnotes
- Sushil Dutta, Saibal Sengupta, Sabitry Bordoloi 2004. Kurixalus naso. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
