Gracixalus Explained

Gracixalus is a genus of shrub frogs (family Rhacophoridae) from south-eastern Asia.[1]

Phylogenetic evidence indicates that it is the sister genus to the genus Vampyrius, which contains the vampire tree frog.[2] [3]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Gracixalus:[1] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frost, Darrel R. . 2023 . Gracixalus Delorme, Dubois, Grosjean, and Ohler, 2005 . 1 July 2023 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2 . American Museum of Natural History.
  2. Dubois . Alain . Ohler . Annemarie . Pyron . R. Alexander . 2021-02-26 . New concepts and methods for phylogenetic taxonomy and nomenclature in zoology, exemplified by a new ranked cladonomy of recent amphibians (Lissamphibia) . Megataxa . en . 5 . 1 . 1–738–1–738 . 10.11646/megataxa.5.1.1 . 2703-3090. free .
  3. Web site: Vampyrius Dubois, Ohler, and Pyron, 2021 Amphibian Species of the World . 2022-09-12 . amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org.
  4. Web site: 2023 . Rhacophoridae . 1 July 2023 . AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] . Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb.
  5. Mo . Zhang . Luo . Zhou . Chen . 2013 . A new species of the genus Gracixalus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Southern Guangxi, China . Zootaxa . 3616 . 1 . 61–72 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3616.1.5 . 24758792 .
  6. Rowley. Jodi J. L.. Le. Duong Thi Thuy. Hoang. Huy Duc. Cao. Trung Tien. Dau. Vinh Quang. 2020-05-20. A new species of phytotelm breeding frog (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Zootaxa. en. 4779. 3. 341–354. 10.11646/zootaxa.4779.3.3. 33055777. 219778820. 1175-5334.
  7. Boruah . Bitupan . Deepak . V. . Patel . Naitik G. . Jithin . Vijayan . Yomcha . Tajum . Das . Abhijit . 2023-05-26 . A new species of green tree frog of the genus Gracixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the evergreen forest of Northeast India . Vertebrate Zoology . en . 73 . 557–574 . 10.3897/vz.73.e98444 . 2625-8498. free .