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: Rhacophoridae
Subfamilia: Rhacophorinae
Genus: Pseudophilautus
Species: † Pseudophilautus adspersus
Name
Pseudophilautus adspersus (Günther, 1872)
Type locality: "Peradeniya... collected chiefly in the neighbourhood of the locality named.... Ceylon", Sri Lanka.
Holotype: BM 1947.2.26.89.
Synonyms
* Ixalus adspersus Günther, 1872
* Rhacophorus (Philautus) adspersus — Ahl, 1931
* Philautus adspersus — Inger in Frost, 1985
* Philautus (Philautus) adspersus — Bossuyt & Dubois, 2001
* Pseudophilautus adspersus — Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009
References
* Günther, A.C.L.G. 1872: Descriptions of some Ceylonese reptiles and batrachians. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 4, 9: 85-88.
* Bossuyt, F. & A. Dubois. 2001: A review of the frog genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae). Zeylanica. Colombo, 6: 1-112.
* Li, J.-t., J. Che, R. W. Murphy, H. Zhao, E.-m. Zhao, D.-q. Rao & Y.-p. Zhang. 2009: New insights to the molecular phylogenetics and generic assessment in the Rhacophoridae (Amphibia: Anura) based on five nuclear and three mitochondrial genes, with comments on the evolution of reproduction. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 53: 509-522.
* 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Pseudophilautus adspersus (Extinct) Downloaded on 07 July 2008.
Vernacular names
English: Sri Lanka Bubble-nest Frog
