Philautus Catbaensis

''Philautus'' is a genus of shrub frogs in the family Rhacophoridae from Asia. Some species in this genus are now considered extinct by IUCN, while others are widespread and abundant (such as the recently described ''P. abundus'', which was specifically named for this fact). The taxonomy of the group is unclear, with many poorly described species.

This genus is unique in that development not direct, with all growth inside the egg and no free-swimming tadpole stage. Some species have been found to bury their eggs in soil, although they are arboreal, and others attach their eggs to leaves.

Revision

In early 2009, Delhi University researchers revised this genus after discovering and rediscovering species in Western Ghats forest.

List of species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Philautus'':

* '' Philautus abditus'' Inger, Orlov, and Darevsky, 1999
* '' Philautus acutirostris'' (Peters, 1867)
* '' Philautus acutus'' Dring, 1987
* ''Philautus amabilis'' Wostl, Riyanto, Hamidy, Kurniawan, Smith, and Harvey, 2017
* '' Philautus amoenus'' Smith, 1931
* '' Philautus aurantium'' Inger, 1989
* '' Philautus aurifasciatus'' (Schlegel, 1837)
* ''Philautus bunitus'' Inger, Stuebing, and Tan, 1995
* '' Philautus cardamonus'' Ohler, Swan, and Daltry, 2002
* '' Philautus catbaensis'' Milto, Poyarkov, Orlov, and Nguyen, 2013
* ''Philautus cinerascens'' (Stoliczka, 1870)
* ''Philautus cornutus'' (Boulenger, 1920)
* ''Philautus davidlabangi'' Matsui, 2009
* ''Philautus disgregus'' Inger, 1989
* ''Philautus dubius'' (Boulenger, 1882)
* ''Philautus erythrophthalmus'' Stuebing and Wong, 2000
* ''Philautus everetti'' (Boulenger, 1894)
* ''Philautus garo'' (Boulenger, 1919)
* '' Philautus gunungensis'' Malkmus and Riede, 1996
* '' Philautus hosii'' (Boulenger, 1895)
* '' Philautus ingeri'' Dring, 1987
* ''Philautus jacobsoni'' (Van Kampen, 1912)
* ''Philautus juliandringi'' Dehling, 2010
* ''Philautus kakipanjang'' Dehling and Dehling, 2013
* ''Philautus kempiae'' (Boulenger, 1919)
* ''Philautus kempii'' (Annandale, 1912)
* ''Philautus kerangae'' Dring, 1987
* ''Philautus leitensis'' (Boulenger, 1897)
* ''Philautus longicrus'' (Boulenger, 1894)
* ''Philautus macroscelis'' (Boulenger, 1896)
* ''Philautus maosonensis'' Bourret, 1937
* ''Philautus microdiscus'' (Annandale, 1912)
* ''Philautus mjobergi'' Smith, 1925
* '' Philautus namdaphaensis'' Sarkar and Sanyal, 1985
* '' Philautus nephophilus'' Dehling, Matsui, and Yambun Imbun, 2016
* ''Philautus nianeae'' Stuart, Phimmachak, Seateun, and Sheridan, 2013
* ''Philautus pallidipes'' (Barbour, 1908)
* ''Philautus petersi'' (Boulenger, 1900)
* ''Philautus poecilius'' Brown and Alcala, 1994
* ''Philautus polymorphus'' Wostl, Riyanto, Hamidy, Kurniawan, Smith, and Harvey, 2017
* ''Philautus refugii'' Inger and Stuebing, 1996
* ''Philautus saueri'' Malkmus and Riede, 1996
* ''Philautus schmackeri'' (Boettger, 1892)
* ''Philautus surdus'' (Peters, 1863)
* ''Philautus surrufus'' Brown and Alcala, 1994
* ''Philautus tectus'' Dring, 1987
* ''Philautus thamyridion'' Wostl, Riyanto, Hamidy, Kurniawan, Smith, and Harvey, 2017
* ''Philautus tytthus'' Smith, 1940
* ''Philautus umbra'' Dring, 1987
* '' Philautus ventrimaculatus'' Wostl, Riyanto, Hamidy, Kurniawan, Smith, and Harvey, 2017
* ''Philautus vermiculatus'' (Boulenger, 1900)
* '' Philautus worcesteri'' (Stejneger, 1905)

Notes

References

* Gururaja, KV and Dinesh, KP and Palot, MJ and Radhakrishnan, C and Ramachandra, TV (2007) A new species of Philautus Gistel (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa 1621:pp. 1–16
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* Manamendra-Arachchi, K.& R. Pethiyagoda. 2005 The Sri Lankan shrub-frogs of the genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Ranidae: Rhacophorinae), with description of 27 new species. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement No. 12:163-30
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* Meegaskumbura, M. & K. Manamendra-Arachchi. 2005. Description of eight new species of shrub-frogs (Ranidae: Rhacophorinae: Philautus) from Sri Lanka. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement No. 12:305-338
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Rhacophoridae
Amphibians of Asia
Taxa named by Johannes von Nepomuk Franz Xaver Gistel
Amphibian genera