Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Palmated Chorus Frog
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
All three Peninsular Malaysian localities are in forest
where foothills
meet lowland. In Indonesia the species is found in forest at low
and higher altitudes
. It breeds
in stagnant
ponds
and slow-flowing
water. It is usually confined to forest and forest edge habitats
.
[1].
List of Habitats:
- 1 Forest
- 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )
- 5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) [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
()
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Fischer von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Superfamily:
Microhyloidea
()
- Family:
Microhylidae
()
- Günther, 1858 (1843)
- Subfamily:
Microhylinae
()
- Genus:
Microhyla
()
- Tschudi, 1838
- Specific name:
palmipes
- Boulenger, 1897
- Scientific name: - Microhyla palmipes Boulenger, 1897
- Specific name:
palmipes
- Boulenger, 1897
- Genus:
Microhyla
(
- Subfamily:
Microhylinae
(
- Family:
Microhylidae
(
- Superfamily:
Microhyloidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- 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
This species might be synonymous with Microhyla superciliaris
(see Berry 1975). However, D. Iskandar (pers. comm.
) considers that
it is a separate species.[1].
Similar Species
Members of the genus Microhyla
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 12 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. achatina (Javan Chorus Frog) · M. annectens (Larut Hills Rice Frog) · M. berdmorei (Berdmore's Chorus Frog) · M. borneensis (Borneo Chorus Frog) · M. butleri (Butler's Ricefrog) · M. heymonsi (Arcuate-Spotted Pygmy Frog) · M. mixtura (Mixtured Pygmy Frog) · M. okinavensis (Okinawa Rice Frog) · M. ornata (Ornamented Pygmy Frog) · M. palmipes (Palmated Chorus Frog) · M. pulchra (Beautiful Pygmy Frog) · M. rubra (Guangdong Rice Frog)
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Further Reading
- A contribution to the zoögeography of the East Indian islands / 1912 Cambridge, U.S.A.: printed for the Museum, 1912. url p. 173.
- Amphibian species of the world: Additions and corrections / by William E. Duellman. Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1993. url p. 203, p. 352.
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. London: Academic Press, [etc.], 1833-1965. url p. 476.
- The amphibia of the Indo-Australian archipelago, with 29 illustrations, by Dr. P. N. Van Kampen. Leiden, E. J. Brill, ltd., 1923. url p. 157, p. 157, p. 282, p. 282, p. 297, p. 297.
- The systematics and zoogeography of the amphibia of Borneo [by] Robert F. Inger. 52 1966 [Chicago]Field Museum of Natural History, 1966. url p. 152, p. 380.
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 15, 2012.
- Djoko Iskandar, Leong Tzi Ming, Mumpuni 2004. Microhyla palmipes. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 02February2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Iskandar, D., Tzi Ming, L. & 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.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 29583
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-664606
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 664606
- IUCN ID: 223453
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 132191
Footnotes
- Djoko Iskandar, Leong Tzi Ming, Mumpuni 2004. Microhyla palmipes. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 February 2012. [back]
