Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial [1].
Ecology:
This species probably occurs in tropical
moist forest
, but nothing
is known regarding its habitats
and biology
. It presumably breeds
by direct development
, like other members
of its genus.[1].
List of Habitats:
- 1 Forest
- 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland [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
- 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:
Philautus
()
- Gistel, 1848, nom. nov.
- Specific name:
kempii
- (Annandale, 1912)
- Scientific name: - Philautus kempii (Annandale, 1912)
- Specific name:
kempii
- (Annandale, 1912)
- Genus:
Philautus
(
- 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
(
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
There is ongoing confusion regarding the taxonomic
validity of this
species. We follow Delorme et al. (2006) in placing this species
in the genus Philautus, following their examination of the
type
specimen.[1].
Similar Species
Members of the genus Philautus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 17 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. acutirostris (Philippine Bubble-Nest Frog) · P. annandalii (Annandale's Bush Frog) · P. aurifasciatus (Java Bubble-Nest Frog) · P. charius (Karnataka Bubble-Nest Frog) · P. femoralis (Plain Green Bush Frog) · P. ingeri (Inger's Bubble-Nest Frog) · P. leitensis (Leyte Tree Frog) · P. leucorhinus (Pointed-Nosed Bush Frog) · P. microtympanum (Gunther's Bubble-Nest Frog) · P. mjobergi (Murud Bubble-Nest Frog) · P. petersi (Peter's Bubble-Nest Frog) · P. poecilius (Mottled Tree Frog) · P. rhododiscus (Chinese Bubble-Nest Frog) · P. schmackeri (Mindoro Tree Frog) · P. signatus (Boulenger's Bubble-Nest Frog) · P. surdus (Luzon Bubble-Nest Frog) · P. vittiger (Indonesian Bubble-Nest Frog)
More Info
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Further Reading
- 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.
- Delorme, M., Dubois, A., Grosjean, S. and Ohler, A. 2006. Une nouvelle ergotaxonomie des Megophryidae (Amphibia, Anura). Alytes 24: 6-21.
- Dutta, S.K. 1997. Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka. Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneswar.
- Fei, L., Ye, C.-Y., Huang, Y.-A. and Liu, M.-Y. 1999. Atlas of Amphibians of China. Henan Science and Technical Press, Zhengzhou.
- Rao, D.-Q. and Yang, D.-T. 1997. The karyotypes of Megophryinae (Pelobatidae) with a discussion on their classification and phylogenetic relationships. Asiatic Herpetological Research: 93-102.
- Zhao, E.-M. and Adler, K. 1993. Herpetology of China. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Oxford, Ohio.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 1, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Sushil Dutta, Annemarie Ohler, Sohrab Uddin Sarker 2008. Philautus kempii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 03February2012.
Identifiers
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-775264
- IUCN ID: 231865
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4468379
Footnotes
- Sushil Dutta, Annemarie Ohler, Sohrab Uddin Sarker 2008. Philautus kempii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 February 2012. [back]
