Indirana semipalmata (Source), Ranixalidae
Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Subordo: Neobatrachia
Familia: Ranixalidae
Genus: Indirana
Species: Indirana semipalmata
Name
Indirana semipalmata (Boulenger, 1882)
Type locality: "Malabar", South India.
Syntypes: BM 1947.2.29.51.
Synonyms
* Rana semipalmata Boulenger, 1882
* Rana (Discodeles) semipalmata — Boulenger, 1918
* Rana semifulmata — Noble, 1927
* Indirana semipalmata — Laurent, 1986
* Ranixalus semipalmatus — Dubois, 1987
* Indirana semipalmata — Dubois, 1987
* Rana (Discodeles) semipalmata — Daniel & Sekar, 1989
References
* Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 56.
* Dubois, 1987 "1986", Alytes, 5: 175-176.
* Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Indirana semipalmata . Accessed on 06 July 2008.
* 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Indirana semipalmata (Least Concern) Downloaded on 06 July 2008.
Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: South Indian Frog
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Indirana semipalmata is a species of frog found in South Asian forests. The species breeds during the monsoons and the semi-metamorphosed tadpoles are found in moist leaf litter and are capable of leaping with their hind legs.
