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| FIGURE 1.Raorchestes flaviventris (Boulenger, 1882) (in life); A. male from Valparai; B. male from Kadalar. |
Abstract
Raorchestes flaviventris, a species of rhacophorid bush frog described from the Western Ghats by George Albert Boulenger in 1882, has never been reported from the region since its description. However, we herewith report a record of the species after almost 132 years and redescribe the species and also clarify confusions that prevailed over the taxonomic status of the species and its closely-related congeners, along with shedding light on literature regarding its distribution. Also, the recently described R. emeraldi Vijayakumar et al., 2014, which we suggest to be the same species, becomes a junior subjective synonym of R. flaviventris.
Keywords: Amphibia, Raorchestes flaviventris, rediscovery, Western Ghats, India
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| FIGURE 5. Map showing distribution range (marked by blue outline) of Raorchestes flaviventris in the Western Ghats. |
Abraham, Robin K., Anil Zachariah & Vivek P. Cyriac. 2015. A Reappraisal of The Rhacophorid Bush Frog Raorchestes flaviventris (Boulenger, 1882), with An Evaluation of The Taxonomic Status of R. emeraldi Vijayakumar, Dinesh, Prabhu and Shankar, 2014.
Zootaxa. 4048(1): 90–100. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4048.1.5
Zootaxa. 4048(1): 90–100. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4048.1.5