Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference

Hysaplesia achatina Schlegel, 1826, Bull. Sci. Nat. Geol., Paris, Ser. 2, 9: 239. Nomen nudum.

Hylaplesia achatina Boie In Schlegel, 1827, Isis von Oken, 20: 294. Nomen nudum attributed to Boie. Synonymy by Tschudi, 1838, Classif. Batr.: 71; Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 166.

Microhyla achatina Tschudi, 1838, Classif. Batr.: 28, 71. Syntypes: RMNH 1728 (5 specimens), WCAB (1 specimen) (now in MZUSP), and IRSNB 1.722 (1 specimen exchanged from RMNH), according to Lang, 1990, Doc. Trav., Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg., 59: 10; possibly including BMNH 44.2.22.97 (on exchange from RMNH), according to Parker, 1934, Monogr. Frogs Fam. Microhylidae: 136. Type locality: "Java", Indonesia.

Micrhyla achatina — Duméril and Bibron, 1841, Erp. Gen., 8: 614. Günther, 1859 "1858", Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus.: 121.

Hyla achatina — Duméril and Bibron, 1841, Erp. Gen., 8: 614.

Dendromanes achatinus — Gistel, 1848, Naturgesch. Thierr.: 11.

Diplopelma disciferum Peters, 1867, Monatsber. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1867: 36. Syntypes: unspecified number in ZMB and MLU; ZMB 4434 designated lectotype by Bauer, Günther, and Robeck, 1996, Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 72: 263. Type locality: "Java", Indonesia. Synonymy by Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 166.

Engystoma disciferum — Cope, 1867, J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Ser. 2, 6: 194.

Microhyla achatina — Parker, 1928, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 10, 2: 489.

Microhyla (Microhyla) achatina — Dubois, 1987, Alytes, 6: 3.

English Names

Java Rice Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 90).

Javan Chorus Frog (Iskandar, 1998, Amph. Java Bali: 56).

Javanese Narrow-mouthed Frog (McKay, 2006, Field Guide Amph. Rept. Bali: 34).

Distribution

Java and Bali (below 1600 m. elevation), Indonesia.

Comment

Subgenus Microhyla, Microhyla achatina group. See account by Iskandar, 1998, Amph. Java Bali: 56-57. See identification table by Manthey and Grossmann, 1997, Amph. Rept. Südostasiens: 46, to compare this species with other microhylids in the Sunda Shelf region. McKay, 2006, Field Guide Amph. Rept. Bali: 34, provided a brief account and photograph.

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