Philautus kempiae

Philautus kempiae (Tura bubble-nest frog, Kemp's bush frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae (not to be confused with Philautus kempii). Being only known from its type locality near Tura in the Garo Hills in Meghalaya, northeastern India, it is an Indian endemic.[2] The specific name kempiae honours Agnes Kemp, wife of Stanley Wells Kemp, an English zoologist and anthropologist.[3] It is known only from the type specimen, so very little is known about biology of this species. It is presumed to be a dweller of the undergrowth of moist evergreen forests.[1]

Philautus kempiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Philautus
Species:
P. kempiae
Binomial name
Philautus kempiae
(Boulenger, 1919)
Synonyms[2]

Ixalus kempiae Boulenger, 1919

References

  1. Sushil Dutta; Annemarie Ohler; Saibal Sengupta (2004). "Philautus kempiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58860A11850673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58860A11850673.en. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Philautus kempiae (Boulenger, 1919)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.