Polypedates cruciger

Polypedates cruciger

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: Polypedates
Species: Polypedates cruciger

Name

Polypedates cruciger Blyth, 1852

Type locality: "Ceylon" (= Sri Lanka).

Holotype: ZSIC 10176-79, lost.

Synonyms

• Polypedates cruciger Blyth, 1852
• Polypedates biscutiger Peters, 1871
• Rhacophorus cruciger — Cope, 1887
• Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) cruciger — Ahl, 1931
• Rhacophorus leucomystax cruciger — Wolf, 1936
• Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) maculatus biscutiger — Dubois, 1987
• Rhacophorus cruciger cruciger — Herrmann, 1993

References

• Blyth, 1852, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 21: 355.
• Wolf, S. 1936. Revision der Untergattung Rhacophorus (ausschliesslich der Madagaskar-Formen). Bulletin of the Raffles Museum 12: 137–217. PDF Reference page. 
• Herrmann, 1993, Herpetofauna, Weinstadt, 15: 31.
• Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Polypedates cruciger . Accessed on 10 July 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Polypedates cruciger  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 10 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Sri Lanka Whipping Frog