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Rhacophorus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Rhacophoridae

Taxonomy
Rhacophorus was named by Kuhl and van Hasselt (1822). It is extant.

It was assigned to Rhacophoridae by Carroll (1988); and to Rhacophorinae by Sanchiz (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Rhacophorus Kuhl and van Hasselt
1988Rhacophorus Carroll
1998Rhacophorus Sanchiz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
Neobatrachia(Reig 1958)
superfamilyRanoideaRafinesque 1814
familyRhacophoridaeHoffman 1932
subfamilyRhacophorinaeHoffman 1932
genusRhacophorusKuhl and van Hasselt 1822

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Rhacophorus Kuhl and van Hasselt 1822
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Aomori) R. schlegelii (101898)