Sallywalkerana, a replacement name for Walkerana Dahanukar et al. 2016 (Anura: Ranixalidae)

Sallywalkerana, a replacement name for Walkerana Dahanukar et al. 2016 (Anura: Ranixalidae)

Dahanukar <em>et al.</em> (2016: pp. 9234) made available the genus name <em>Walkerana</em> (type species: <em>Ixalus diplostictus</em> Günther, 1876: 574, Pl. 63 fig. C) within family Ranixalidae for the monophyletic group with reduced webbing endemic to the West...

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Main Authors: Neelesh Dahanukar, Nikhil Modak, Keerthi Krutha, P. O. Nameer, Anand D. Padhye, Sanjay Molur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Subjects:
Taxonomy
Amphibians
Western Ghats.
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3056
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spelling doaj-e22efd9e6b2042f49a56ee48b6f33dc22020-11-24T21:51:50ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072016-09-0181110.11609/jott.3056.8.11.93811990Sallywalkerana, a replacement name for Walkerana Dahanukar et al. 2016 (Anura: Ranixalidae)Neelesh Dahanukar0Nikhil Modak1Keerthi Krutha2P. O. Nameer3Anand D. Padhye4Sanjay Molur5Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, PuneDepartment of Biodiversity, MES Abasaheb Garware College, Karve Road, Pune, Maharashtra 411004, IndiaWildlife Information Liaison Development (WILD) Society, 96 Kumudham Nagar, Vilankurichi Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641035, IndiaCentre for Wildlife Studies, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala 680656, IndiaDepartment of Zoology, MES Abasaheb Garware College, Karve Road, Pune, Maharashtra 411004, India Institute of Natural History Education and Research (INHER), B1/602 Kumar Parisar, Kothrud, Pune, Maharashtra 411038, IndiaSystematics, Ecology and Conservation Laboratory, Zoo Outreach Organization (ZOO), 96 Kumudham Nagar, Vilankurichi Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641035, India Wildlife Information Liaison Development (WILD) Society, 96 Kumudham Nagar, Vilankurichi Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641035, IndiaDahanukar <em>et al.</em> (2016: pp. 9234) made available the genus name <em>Walkerana</em> (type species: <em>Ixalus diplostictus</em> Günther, 1876: 574, Pl. 63 fig. C) within family Ranixalidae for the monophyletic group with reduced webbing endemic to the Western Ghats of India south of Palghat gap. We were unaware that this name was preoccupied by <em>Walkerana</em> Otte and Perez-Gelabert in Otte 2009, in Insecta: Orthoptera: Gryllidae. As a result, a replacement name for this genus of frogs becomes necessary. Here we propose <em>Sallywalkerana</em> gen. nov. as the replacement name for <em>Walkerana</em> Dahanukar, Modak, Krutha, Nameer, Padhye &amp; Molur, 2016.http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3056TaxonomyAmphibiansWestern Ghats.
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Nikhil Modak
Keerthi Krutha
P. O. Nameer
Anand D. Padhye
Sanjay Molur
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Nikhil Modak
Keerthi Krutha
P. O. Nameer
Anand D. Padhye
Sanjay Molur
Sallywalkerana, a replacement name for Walkerana Dahanukar et al. 2016 (Anura: Ranixalidae)
Journal of Threatened Taxa
Taxonomy
Amphibians
Western Ghats.
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Nikhil Modak
Keerthi Krutha
P. O. Nameer
Anand D. Padhye
Sanjay Molur
author_sort Neelesh Dahanukar
title Sallywalkerana, a replacement name for Walkerana Dahanukar et al. 2016 (Anura: Ranixalidae)
title_short Sallywalkerana, a replacement name for Walkerana Dahanukar et al. 2016 (Anura: Ranixalidae)
title_full Sallywalkerana, a replacement name for Walkerana Dahanukar et al. 2016 (Anura: Ranixalidae)
title_fullStr Sallywalkerana, a replacement name for Walkerana Dahanukar et al. 2016 (Anura: Ranixalidae)
title_full_unstemmed Sallywalkerana, a replacement name for Walkerana Dahanukar et al. 2016 (Anura: Ranixalidae)
title_sort sallywalkerana, a replacement name for walkerana dahanukar et al. 2016 (anura: ranixalidae)
publisher Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
series Journal of Threatened Taxa
issn 0974-7893
0974-7907
publishDate 2016-09-01
description Dahanukar <em>et al.</em> (2016: pp. 9234) made available the genus name <em>Walkerana</em> (type species: <em>Ixalus diplostictus</em> Günther, 1876: 574, Pl. 63 fig. C) within family Ranixalidae for the monophyletic group with reduced webbing endemic to the Western Ghats of India south of Palghat gap. We were unaware that this name was preoccupied by <em>Walkerana</em> Otte and Perez-Gelabert in Otte 2009, in Insecta: Orthoptera: Gryllidae. As a result, a replacement name for this genus of frogs becomes necessary. Here we propose <em>Sallywalkerana</em> gen. nov. as the replacement name for <em>Walkerana</em> Dahanukar, Modak, Krutha, Nameer, Padhye &amp; Molur, 2016.
topic Taxonomy
Amphibians
Western Ghats.
url http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3056
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