Raorchestes sanctisilvaticus (Das & Chanda, 1997)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Raorchestes sanctisilvaticus (Das & Chanda, 1997)
- Name authority
- (Das & Chanda, 1997)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Rhacophoridae
- Genus
- Raorchestes
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyRhacophoridae Hoffman, 1932
- subfamilyRhacophorinae Hoffman, 1932
- genusRaorchestes Biju, Shouche, Dubois, Dutta & Bossuyt, 2010
- speciesRaorchestes sanctisilvaticus (Das & Chanda, 1997)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Raorchestes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Raorchestes agasthyaensis Zachariah, Dinesh, Kunhikrishnan, Das, Raju, Radhakrishnan, Palot & Kalesh, 2011 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Raorchestes akroparallagi (Biju & Bossuyt, 2009) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Raorchestes archeos Vijayakumar, Dinesh, Prabhu & Shanker, 2014 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Raorchestes beddomii (Günther, 1876) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Raorchestes bobingeri (Biju & Bossuyt, 2005) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Raorchestes bombayensis (Annandale, 1919) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Raorchestes chalazodes (Günther, 1876) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Raorchestes chotta (Biju & Bossuyt, 2009) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Raorchestes chromasynchysi (Biju & Bossuyt, 2009) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Raorchestes dubois (Biju & Bossuyt, 2006) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Raorchestes shillongensis (Pillai & Chanda, 1973) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Raorchestes signatus (Boulenger, 1882) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Philautus terebrans Das & Chanda, 1998 Das & Chanda, 1998 | synonym |
| Pseudophilautus terebrans (Das & Chanda, 1998) (Das & Chanda, 1998) | synonym |
| Raorchestes terebrans (Das & Chanda, 1998) (Das & Chanda, 1998) | synonym |
| Philautus sanctisilvaticus Das & Chanda, 1997 Das & Chanda, 1997 | synonym |
| Philautus similipalensis Dutta, 2003 Dutta, 2003 | synonym |
| Philautus sanctipalustris Das & Chanda, 1997 Das & Chanda, 1997 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1270782 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:SLXBJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.