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Rhacophorus georgii Roux, 1904

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Rhacophoridae > Subfamily: Rhacophorinae > Genus: Rhacophorus

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Rhacophorus georgii Roux, 1904, Verh. Naturforsch. Ges. Basel, 15: 430. Holotype: Not stated, but NHMB 1468 according to Forcart, 1946, Verh. Naturforsch. Ges. Basel, 57: 131. Type locality: "Tuwa, Paluthal, West-Centr. Celebes", Indonesia.

Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) georgii — Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 154. Dubois, 1987 "1986", Alytes, 5: 77.

Rhacophorus nigropalmatus georgii — Wolf, 1936, Bull. Raffles Mus., 12: 200.

Rhacophorus georgii — Inger, 1966, Fieldiana, Zool., 52: 321.

English Names

Tuwa Flying Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 113).

Distribution

Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Comment

In the Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) reinwardtii group of Dubois, 1987 "1986", Alytes, 5: 77; see comment under Rhacophorus for dissenting opinion regarding the recognition of this group. Elevated from subspecies status under Rhacophorus nigropalmatus by Inger, 1966, Fieldiana, Zool., 52: 321.

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