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Walkerana
''Walkerana'' is a genus of frogs in the family Ranixalidae. The genus is endemic to the Western Ghats in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India. It was erected in 2016 to host three species of ''Indirana'' that represented a genetically and morphologically distinct clade within the then broadly defined ''Indirana''. Until ''Walkerana muduga'' was species description, described in 2020, the genus was only known from the southernmost part of the Western Ghats south of the Palghat Gap. Etymology This genus is named for Sally Walker, conservationist from the Zoo Outreach Organisation. The genus was then renamed into ''Sallywalkerana'' because of Homonym (biology), homonymy with the Hapithini, cricket genus ''Walkerana'' Otte and Perez-Gelabert, 2009, but the latter may be ''nomen nudum''. Description ''Walkerana'' is genetically distant clade within the family Ranixalidae. It differs from its sister taxon ''Indirana'' in having extremely reduced webbing, with one phalange free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walkerana Muduga
''Walkerana muduga'', also known as the Muduga mountain leaping frog or Muduga leaping frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranixalidae. It is Endemism, endemic to the Western Ghats of India and known from the Elivai Malai range, north of the Palghat Gap in Tamil Nadu. All other known species of ''Walkerana'' occur south of the Palghat Gap, and molecular data suggest that ''Walkerana muduga'' is deeply divergent from the more southern species. However, there is another, as yet undescribed lineage from north of the Palghat Gap that is known from a single, poorly preserve specimen. Etymology ''Walkerana muduga'' is named after the Mudugar indigenous community of Palghat district, Kerala. Description Two male specimens measure in snout–vent length, whereas an adult female specimen is much larger, in SVL. The body is squat and raised. The snout is bluntly pointed. The Tympanum (anatomy), tympanum is distinct but partly concealed by the supratympanic fold. The finger and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walkerana Diplosticta
''Walkerana diplosticta'', also known as the spotted leaping frog,Daniels, Ranjit 2005, Amphibians of Peninsular India. Universities Press. p. 195 Malabar Indian frog, rufous leaf-hopper frog, and Günther's frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranixalidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats south of the Palghat Gap and only known with certainty from the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India. Localities with confirmed records include the Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve. Description ''Walkerana diplosticta'' is a relatively small frog reaching a snout–vent length of about ; among specimens with species identification confirmed with genetics methods, two adult males measure and two adult females in snout–urostyle length. The canthus rostralis is distinct. The tympanum is distinct and relatively large. The finger and toe tips bear discs. The toes are partially webbed. The dorsum is grey-pink or reddish-brown. The snout is paler and bordered by dark bar between th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walkerana Phrynoderma
''Walkerana phrynoderma'' is a species of frog endemic to the Anaimalai Hills, of the Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil nadu states in southern India. This species is known from Munnar, Eravikulam National Park, Valparai tea gardens, Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Grass Hills National Park and Palni hills. It is a very rare terrestrial frog species associated with leaf-litter in tropical moist forest. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by subsistence wood collecting. It has the status of one of the "Top 100 Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered Amphibians." This frog has been observed in the Anamalai Hills and nearby parts of the Cardamom Hills. It is nocturnal and terrestrial. It has been found in forests and grasslands near streams between 1200 and 1900 meters above sea level. This frog's tadpoles do not live in the water. Instead, they move across wet rocks and moss using their tails and their back legs, which grow in at a younger age than those of other tadpoles. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranixalidae
Ranixalidae is a family of frogs commonly known as the leaping frogs or Indian frogs. They are endemic to central and southern India, specifically in the Western Ghat mountain range. This mountain range encompasses the Indian states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. Ranixalidae can be found in Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, and Kerala. There is a large concentration of them in Goa and Maharashtra, however there are still considerable amounts of species within the southern Indian states of Karnataka and Kerala, where there are other frogs within the ''Indirana'' genus. Scientists say the two groups of frogs in Ranixalidae, ''Indirana'' and ''Walkerana'', split around 58.4 million years ago. Genera There are two genera with a total 18 species: *''Indirana'' Laurent, 1986 — 14 species *''Walkerana'' Dahanukar, Modak, Krutha, Nameer, Padhye, and Molur, 2016 — 4 species The respective species counts in the AmphibiaWeb are 15 (because '' Indirana ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walkerana Leptodactyla
''Walkerana leptodactyla'' is a species of frog endemic to the southern Western Ghats in Kerala and Tamil Nadu states of southern India. Precise reports are from Anaimalai hills, Palni hills, Meghamalai, Travancore hills and Agasthyamalai. Description Vomerine teeth in two oblique groups just behind the level of the choanae. A free, pointed papilla on the middle of the tongue. Head moderate, rather depressed; snout blunt, with moderate canthus rostralis; interorbital space as broad as, or a little narrower than, the upper eyelid; tympanum distinct, half the diameter of the eye. lingers moderate, first not extending as far as second; toes one-third or one-fourth webbed; tips of fingers and toes dilated into small but well-developed disks; subarticular tubercles well developed; a small, oval, inner metatarsal tubercle; no tarsal fold. Tibio-tarsal articulation reaching the tip of the snout or beyond. Skin of the back with short longitudinal glandular folds; a fold from the eye to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hapithini
HapithiniGorochov AV (1986) ''Zool. Zhur.'' 65(4): 521. is a tribe of crickets Crickets are orthopteran insects which are related to bush crickets and more distantly, to grasshoppers. In older literature, such as Imms,Imms AD, rev. Richards OW & Davies RG (1970) ''A General Textbook of Entomology'' 9th Ed. Methuen 886 ... in the subfamily Hapithinae. Described species have been found in Central and South America. Genera These genera belong to the tribe Hapithini: # '' Carylla'' Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009 # '' Hapithus'' Uhler, 1864 (flightless bush crickets) # '' Jabulania'' # '' Knyella'' Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009 # '' Laurellia'' Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009 # '' Margarettia'' Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009 # '' Phyllogryllus'' Saussure, 1878 # '' Sabelo'' Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009 # '' Sipho'' Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009 # '' Stenogryllus'' Saussure, 1878 # '' Tomwalkerella'' - Note not ''Walkerana'' References Further reading * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q2123 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homonym (biology)
In biology, a homonym is a name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another such name, that belongs to a different taxon. The rule in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature is that the first such name to be published is the senior homonym and is to be used (it is "valid name (zoology), valid"); any others are junior homonyms and must be replaced with new names. It is, however, possible that if a senior homonym is archaic, and not in "prevailing usage," it may be declared a ''nomen oblitum'' and rendered unavailable, while the junior homonym is preserved as a ''nomen protectum''. :For example: :*Georges Cuvier, Cuvier proposed the genus ''Echidna'' in 1797 for the echidna, spiny anteater. :*However, Johann Reinhold Forster, Forster had already published the name ''Echidna'' in 1777 for a genus of moray eels. :*Forster's use thus has Priority (biology), priority, with Cuvier's being a junior homonym. :*Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger, Illiger published the replace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxa Named By Neelesh Dahanukar
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; : taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is very common, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion, especially in the context of rank-based (" Linnaean") nomenclature (much less so under phylogenetic nomenclature). If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Initial attempts at classifying and ordering organisms (plants and animals) were presumably set forth in prehistoric times by hunter-gatherers, as suggested by the fairly sophisticated folk taxonomies. Much later, Aristotle, and later still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frogs Of India
This is an index to the amphibians found in India. The amphibians of India show a high level of endemism. This list is based largely on Darrel Frost (2006) and includes common names from older books and journals. Order Anura Family Bufonidae * Ornate torrent toad, ''Ansonia ornata'' = '' Ghatophryne ornata'' (Günther, 1876) * Silent Valley torrent toad, ''Ansonia ornata'' = '' Ghatophryne rubigina'' (Pillai and Pattabiraman, 1981) * '' Bufo beddomii'' ( Günther, 1876) * '' Bufo brevirostris'' (Rao, 1937) * '' Bufo burmanus'' (Andersson, 1939) * '' Duttaphrynus cyphosus'' = ''Bufo cyphosus'' (Ye, 1977) * Himalayan toad, '' Duttaphrynus himalayanus'' (Günther, 1864) = ''Bufo himalayanus'' (Günther, 1864) * '' Bufo hololius'' (Günther, 1876) * '' Xanthophryne koynayensis'' (Soman, 1963) * '' Xanthophryne tigerina'' Biju, Bocxlaer, Giri, Loader and Bossuyt, 2009 * Ladakh toad, '' Pseudepidalea latastii'' Boulenger, 1882 = ''Bufo latastii'' * Common Indian toad, '' Duttaphrynus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphibians Of Asia
Lists of amphibians by region are lists of amphibians in a given continent, country or smaller region. Africa *Democratic Republic of the Congo *Ghana *Guinea-Bissau *Ivory Coast **Daloa *Madagascar *Seychelles Asia *Bhutan *China **Hong Kong *India **Northeast India **Sikkim *Indonesia **Java **Sumatra *Korea *Malaysia *Nepal *Pakistan *Philippines **Cebu **Panay *Singapore *Taiwan *Thailand *Vietnam ** Hoàng Liên National Park Australasia *Australia **South Australia **Western Australia **Tasmania *New Zealand Europe *Europe *Bulgaria *Cyprus *France *Gibraltar *Great Britain *Ireland *Italy *Norway *Sweden North America * North America north of Mexico *Canada **Quebec *Mexico *United States States of the United States *Alabama *Alaska *Arkansas *Arizona *California *Colorado *Florida *Idaho *Indiana ** Indiana Dunes *Iowa *Massachusetts *Michigan *Minnesota *Montana *Nebraska *New Jersey *New Mexico *North Carolina *Oregon *Pennsylvania *Texas *Vermont *Virgini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphibian Genera
Amphibians are ectothermic, anamniote, anamniotic, tetrapod, four-limbed vertebrate animals that constitute the class (biology), class Amphibia. In its broadest sense, it is a paraphyletic group encompassing all Tetrapod, tetrapods, but excluding the amniotes (tetrapods with an amniotic membrane, such as modern reptiles, birds and mammals). All extant taxon, extant (living) amphibians belong to the monophyletic subclass (biology), subclass Lissamphibia, with three living order (biology), orders: Anura (frogs and toads), Urodela (salamanders), and Gymnophiona (caecilians). Evolved to be mostly semiaquatic, amphibians have adapted to inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living in freshwater ecosystem, freshwater, wetland or terrestrial ecosystems (such as riparian woodland, fossorial and even arboreal habitats). Their biological life cycle, life cycle typically starts out as aquatic animal, aquatic larvae with gills known as tadpoles, but some species have devel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indirana Phrynoderma - Davidraju IIMG 2484 A
''Indirana'' is a genus of frogs in the family Ranixalidae. These frogs are endemic to the Western Ghats of India. They are sometimes known under the common name Indian frogs, whereas members of their parent family are named "leaping frogs". ''Indirana'' represent an ancient radiation of frogs that diverged from all other frogs almost 50 million years ago. This has credited '' Indirana gundia'' as a status of one of the "Top 100 Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered Amphibians". Description ''Indirana'' species are small and slender-bodied frogs. They are typically found in leaf litter or near streams. The tadpoles have hind limbs and finless tails, and are able to leap away to escape threats. Taxonomy Traditional classifications place the genus within the subfamily Ranixalinae of the family Ranidae, along with the genera ''Nannophrys'' and ''Nyctibatrachus''. The Ranixalinae have also been placed under the family Nyctibatrachidae. Darrel R. Frost ''et al.'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
