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

Gracixalus
Gracixalus lumarius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Subfamily: Rhacophorinae
Genus: Gracixalus
Delorme, Dubois, Grosjean & Ohler, 2005
Type species
Philautus gracilipes
Bourret, 1937
Diversity
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Phylogenetic evidence indicates that it is the sister genus to the genus Vampyrius, which contains the vampire tree frog.[2][3]

Species

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2023). "Gracixalus Delorme, Dubois, Grosjean, and Ohler, 2005". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  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. 5 (1): 1–738–1–738. doi:10.11646/megataxa.5.1.1. ISSN 2703-3090.
  3. ^ "Vampyrius Dubois, Ohler, and Pyron, 2021 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  4. ^ "Rhacophoridae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3616.1.5. PMID 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. 4779 (3): 341–354. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4779.3.3. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33055777. S2CID 219778820.
  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. 73: 557–574. doi:10.3897/vz.73.e98444. ISSN 2625-8498.