Rohanixalus
Sign in to saveRohanixalus is a genus of tree frogs in the family Rhacophoridae native to the Andaman Islands and Indo-Burma region. The genus was established in 2020 by Indian herpetologist S.D. Biju of the University of Delhi and his colleagues. The genus comprises eight species.
Species
Two-striped Bubble-nest Frog
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderAnura
- FamilyRhacophoridae
Observations91
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Article
5 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Distribution
- Species
- References
Rohanixalus is a genus of tree frogs in the family Rhacophoridae native to the Andaman Islands and Indo-Burma region. The genus was established in 2020 by Indian herpetologist S.D. Biju of the University of Delhi and his colleagues. The genus comprises eight species.
==Etymology== The genus was named after Sri Lankan taxonomist Rohan Pethiyagoda, who is a prominent Ichthyologist responsible for the discovery and/or description of almost 100 new species of vertebrates from Sri Lanka, including fishes, amphibians and lizards, in addition to 43 species of freshwater crabs.