Rohanixalus is a genus of tree frogs in the family Rhacophoridae native to the Andaman islands and Indo-Burma region.[2][3] The genus was established in 2020 by Indian herpetologist S.D. Biju of the University of Delhi and his colleagues.[1] The genus comprises eight species.[2]
| Rohanixalus | |
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| Rohanixalus vittatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Rhacophorinae |
| Genus: | Rohanixalus Biju et al., 2020[1] |
| Type species | |
| Ixalus vittatus Boulenger, 1887
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8 species (see text) | |
Etymology
editThe genus was named after Sri Lankan taxonomist Rohan Pethiyagoda, who is a prominent Ichthyologist responsible for the discovery and/or description of almost 100 new species of vertebrates from Sri Lanka, including fishes,[4] amphibians[5] and lizards,[6][7] in addition to 43 species of freshwater crabs.[8]
Description
editThe species of the genus characterised by a small and slender body with a size about 2 to 3 cm (0.79 to 1.18 in) long. There is a pair of contrastingly colored lateral lines on either side of the body.[3] Some minute brown speckles can be found scattered throughout the upper body surfaces. Females known to lay light greenish eggs in arboreal bubble-nests. Female mothers show maternal egg attendance where the mother attends the egg clutches until hatching and later assists in release of the tadpoles into the water.[9]
Distribution
editThe species are distributed throughout northeast, the Andaman islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, up to southern China.[9]
Species
edit| Species | Taxon author | Common name | Distribution | Ref. |
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| Rohanixalus baladika | (Riyanto and Kurniati, 2014) | Sumatran Bubble-nest Frog | North Sumatra and West Sumatra Provinces, Indonesia | [10] |
| Rohanixalus hansenae | (Cochran, 1927) | Hansen's Asian Treefrog | Thailand | [11] |
| Rohanixalus marginis | (Chan et al, 2011) | Malaysian Bubble-nest Frog | Perlis State Park, Malaysia | [12] |
| Rohanixalus nauli | (Riyanto and Kurniati, 2014) | Nauli Bubble-nest Frog | Teluk Nauli, Sibolga, Indonesia | [13] |
| Rohanixalus punctatus | (Wilkinson, Win, Thin, Lwin, Shein, and Tun, 2003) | – |
Southwestern foothills of Rakhine Yoma, Myanmar | [14] |
| Rohanixalus senapatiensis | (Mathew and Sen, 2009) | Senapti's Bubble-nest Frog | northeastern India | [15] |
| Rohanixalus shyamrupus | (Chanda and Ghosh, 1989) | Hornbill Bubble-nest Frog | Arunachal Pradesh, India | [16] |
| Rohanixalus vittatus | (Boulenger, 1887) | Striped Bubble-nest frog | Myanmar, Thailand, and the Andaman Islands in India; records from elsewhere may be undescribed species | [17] |
References
edit- ^ a b Biju, S. D.; Garg, Sonali; Gokulakrishnan, G.; Chandrakasan, Sivaperuman; Thammachoti, Panupong; Ren, Jinlong; Gopika, C.; Bisht, Karan; Hamidy, Amir; Shouche, Yogesh (2020-11-12). "New insights on the systematics and reproductive behaviour in tree frogs of the genus Feihyla, with description of a new related genus from Asia (Anura, Rhacophoridae)". Zootaxa. 4878 (1): zootaxa.4878.1.1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4878.1.1. PMID 33311165. S2CID 228859751.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Rohanixalus Biju, Garg, Gokulakrishnan, Chandrakasan, Thammachoti, Ren, Gopika, Bisht, Hamidy, and Shouche, 2020". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ a b "New genus of tree frog discovered in Andaman Islands and Northeast India". Hindustan Times. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ Pethiyagoda, R.; Kottelat, M.; Silva, A.; Maduwage, M.; Meegaskumbura, M. (2008). "A review of the genus Laubuca in Sri Lanka, with description of three new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 19: 7–26.
- ^ Manamendra-Arachchi, K.; Pethiyagoda, R. (2005). "The Sri Lankan shrub frogs of the genus Philautus Gistel". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement 12: 163–303.
- ^ Pethiyagoda, R.; Manamendra-Arachchi, K. (1998). "A revision of the endemic Sri Lankan agamid lizard genus Ceratophora Gray, 1835, with description of two new species". Journal of South Asian Natural History. 3: 1–52.
- ^ Manamendra–Arachchi, K.; Batuwita, S.; Pethiyagoda, R. (2007). "A revision of the Sri Lankan day geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae: Cnemaspis), with description of new species from Sri Lanka and southern India". Zeylanica. 7: 9–122.
- ^ Bahir, Mohomed M.; Ng, P.K.L.; Crandall, K.; Pethiyagoda, R. (2005). "A conservation assessment of the freshwater crabs of Sri Lanka". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement 12: 121–126.
- ^ a b Singh, Shiv Sahay (12 November 2020). "New genus of tree frog discovered, found in Andamans and Northeast India". The Hindu. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Rohanixalus baladika (Riyanto and Kurniati, 2014)". Darrel Frost and the American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Rohanixalus hansenae (Cochran, 1927)". Darrel Frost and the American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Rohanixalus marginis (Chan, Grismer, Anuar, Quah, Grismer, Wood, Muin, and Ahmad, 2011)". Darrel Frost and the American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Rohanixalus nauli (Riyanto and Kurniati, 2014)". Darrel Frost and the American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Rohanixalus punctatus (Wilkinson, Win, Thin, Lwin, Shein, and Tun, 2003)". Darrel Frost and the American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Rohanixalus senapatiensis (Mathew and Sen, 2009)". Darrel Frost and the American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Rohanixalus shyamrupus (Chanda and Ghosh, 1989)". Darrel Frost and the American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Rohanixalus vittatus (Boulenger, 1887)". Darrel Frost and the American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2021-03-29.