Chirixalus
| Chirixalus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (now synonymized with Chiromantis) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Subclass: | Lissamphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Suborder: | Neobatrachia |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Rhacophorinae |
| Genus: | Chirixalus Boulenger, 1893 |
Chirixalus is a now-synonymized genus in the moss frog family (Rhacophoridae). It used to include species from southern and eastern Asia. These species are now found mostly in Chiromantis, but also in Kurixalus, Liuixalus, Feihyla, Gracixalus, and Theloderma.[1][2] The demise of Chirixalus and its absorption into Chiromantis resulted mostly from polyphyly of Chirixalus and paraphyly of Chiromantis.[3]
Selected species
Species that have been included in Chirixalus include the following:[1]
References
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Chirixalus Boulenger, 1893". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ↑ Li, Che, Bain, Zhao, and Zhang, 2008, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 48: 311.
- ↑ Li, Jiatang; Dingqi Rao; Robert W. Murphy; Yaping Zhang (2011). "The systematic status of rhacophorid frogs" (PDF). Asian Herpetological Research 2: 1–11. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1245.2011.00001.
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