. Asiatic herpetological research. Reptiles -- Asia Periodicals; Amphibians -- Asia Periodicals. I December l'W Asiatic Herpetological Research Vol. 5, pp. 11-13] On the Status of Rhacophorus prasinatus Mou, Risch, and Lue (Anura: Rhacophoridae) WEN-HAO Chou Department of Zoology, National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan 40419, Republic of China Key Words: Amphibia, Anura, Rhacophoridae, Polypedates prasinatus, Rhacophorus smaragdinus, Taiwan, New FIG. 1. The species of Polypedates and Rhacophorus on Taiwan: P. megacehalus (upper left), R. taipeianus (upper right), R.
. Asiatic herpetological research. Reptiles -- Asia Periodicals; Amphibians -- Asia Periodicals. I December l'W Asiatic Herpetological Research Vol. 5, pp. 11-13] On the Status of Rhacophorus prasinatus Mou, Risch, and Lue (Anura: Rhacophoridae) WEN-HAO Chou Department of Zoology, National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan 40419, Republic of China Key Words: Amphibia, Anura, Rhacophoridae, Polypedates prasinatus, Rhacophorus smaragdinus, Taiwan, New FIG. 1. The species of Polypedates and Rhacophorus on Taiwan: P. megacehalus (upper left), R. taipeianus (upper right), R. moltrechti (lower left), P. prasinatus (lower right). The emerald tree frog, Rhacophorus prasinatus Mou, Risch and Lue, 1983 (=/?. smaragdinus Lue and Mou, 1983), has had an uncertain taxonomic status. When first described, it was thought to be closely related to R. chenfui, currently placed in Polypedates (Jiang, Hu and Zhao, 1987), on morphological grounds and to P. leucomystax on account of genetic similarity. Having examined the external physical structure, muscular structure and stained skeletons of specimens from the type locality, I conclude that this species should be classified in Polypedates in accordance with the definitions and criteria set forth by Liem (1970) and Jian et al.( 1987) to distinguish the genera Rhacophorus and Polypedates. The following are the key features observed: Dermal fold along outer edges of forearm and above anus in rows of © 1993 by Asiatic Herpetological Research. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Asiatic Herpetological Research Society; Chung-kuo liang chi pa hsing tung wu hs©eh hui. Berkeley, Calif. : Asiatic Herpetological Research Society : Chinese Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
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