Rohanixalus senapatiensis

Rohanixalus senapatiensis, commonly known as Senapti's tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to north-eastern India. It is only known from its type locality around the Mabing river near Kangpokpi in Senapati district, Manipur state.[1]

Senapati's tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Rohanixalus
Species:
R. senapatiensis
Binomial name
Rohanixalus senapatiensis
(Mathew and Sen, 2009)
Synonyms
  • Chirixalus senapatiensis Mathew and Sen, 2009
  • Chiromantis senapatiensis (Mathew and Sen, 2009)

Taxonomy

Formerly described in Chirixalus, it was moved to the new genus Rohanixalus in 2020 following a phylogenetic study.[1]

Description

It was originally described as being most similar in its appearance to Rohanixalus vittatus.[1] It has a dark middorsal stripe. Webbing on hands is rudimentary.[2]

References
  1. "Rohanixalus senapatiensis (Mathew and Sen, 2009) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  2. Matsui, Masafumi; Shimada, Tomohiko; Sudin, Ahmad (2014). "First record of the tree-frog genus Chiromantis from Borneo with the description of a new species (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae)". Zoological Science. 31 (1): 45–51. doi:10.2108/zsj.31.45. PMID 24410495. S2CID 207287701.


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