Frankixalus jerdonii Günther, 1876:571
Jerdon's bubble-nest frog
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Raorchestes jerdonii (Günther, 1876:571); Polypedates jerdonii Günther, 1876:571; Rhacophorus jerdonii (Günther, 1876)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1872
Rediscovered in 2007? June 2009? 2010?
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Distribution
West Bengal, India
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Günther, A. C. L. G. (1876). Third report on collections of Indian reptiles obtained by the British Museum. Proc. Zool. Soc. [1876]: 567-577.
Other references:
Amphibia Ahl E., Anura III, Polypedatidae. Das Tierreich 55. Leipzig und Berlin: Walter de Gruyter & Co.; 1931.
Biju SD, Senevirathne G, Garg S, Mahony S, Kamei RG, Thomas A, et al. (2016). Frankixalus, a New Rhacophorid Genus of Tree Hole Breeding Frogs with Oophagous Tadpoles. PLoS ONE 11(1): e0145727.
Bossuyt, F. and Dubois, A. (2001). A review of the frog genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae). Zeylanica 6: 1-112.
Boulenger, G. A. (1882). Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientias. Ecaudata in the Collection of the British Museum. 2nd ed. London: Taylor and Francis.
Das, I. and Dutta, S. K. (1998). Checklist of the amphibians of India, with English common names. Hamadryad 23: 63-68.
Dubois, A. (1987). Miscellanea taxonomica batrachologica (I). Alytes 5(1-2): 7-95.
Dutta, S. K. (1997). Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka (Checklist and Bibliography). Bhubaneswar: Odyssey Publishing House.
Martin, Thomas E., Bennett, Gareth C., Fairbairn, Andrew J. and Mooers, A. Ø. (2023). ‘Lost’ taxa and their conservation implications. Animal Conservation 26(1): 14-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12788 [Appendix S2 (1617 taxa not seen >10 years); Appendix S3 (562 taxa not seen >50 years)]
Muansanga, Lal et al. (2022). Color Polymorphism in Jerdon’s Treefrog, Nasutixalus jerdonii (Günther 1876), from Northeast India with Notes on Diet and Distribution in Mizoram, India. Reptiles & Amphibians 29: 55-58.
Sarkar, A. and Ray, S. (2006). Fauna of Arunachal Pradesh In: State Fauna Series 13 (Part I). Calcutta: Zoological Survey of India. [pp. 285-316]
Wolf, S. (1936). Revision der Untergattung Rhacophorus (ausschliesslich der Madagaskar-Formen). Raffles Bull Zool. 12: 137-217.
http://www.lostspeciesindia.org/LAI2/wanted.php
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/160120-frogs-animals-science-eggs-india-rediscovered/