Philautus
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.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderAnura
- FamilyRhacophoridae
Philautus es un género de anfibios anuros de la familia Rhacophoridae propio de la región indomalaya. Algunas de estas especies están consideradas extintas por la UICN, mientras que otras mantienen una población abundante, como la P. abundus, llamada así por este hecho. La taxonomía de este género es imprecisa, por la gran cantidad de especies pobremente descritas.[1] Las especies de este género tienen un desarrollo directo, es decir, los renacuajos se desarrollan totalmente dentro del huevo sin pasar por una etapa de renacuajo libre.[2] Algunas especies entierran sus huevos en la tierra a pesar de sus naturaleza arbórea, mientras que otras enganchan los huevos a hojas.[3] Lista de especies Se reconocen 51 especies:[4] Philautus abditus Inger, Orlov & Darevsky, 1999 Philautus acutirostris (Peters, 1867) Philautus acutus Dring, 1987 Philautus amoenus Smith, 1931 Philautus aurantium Inger, 1989 Philautus aurifasciatus (Schlegel, 1837) Philautus bunitus Inger, Stuebing & Tan, 1995 Philautus cardamonus Ohler, Swan & Daltry, 2002 Philautus catbaensis[5] Milto, Poyarkov, Orlov & Nguyen, 2013 Philautus cinerascens (Stoliczka, 1870) Philautus cornutus (Boulenger, 1920)
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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 is not direct, with all growth within 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.