CERATOBATRACHIDAE BOULENGER, 1884

Brown, Rafe M., Siler, Cameron D., Richards, Stephen J., Diesmos, Arvin C. & Cannatella, David C., 2015, Multilocus phylogeny and a new classification for Southeast Asian and Melanesian forest frogs (family Ceratobatrachidae), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (Zool. J. Linn. Soc.) 174 (1), pp. 130-168 : 138-142

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scientific name	CERATOBATRACHIDAE BOULENGER, 1884
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Treatment

CERATOBATRACHIDAE BOULENGER, 1884 View in CoL

Type genus

Ceratobatrachus Boulenger, 1884 View in CoL .

Diagnosis

Frogs of the family Ceratobatrachidae differ from their close relatives by the possession of (1) direct development; and (2) T-shaped terminal phalanges with associated expanded finger and toe discs.

Phylogenetic definition

Ceratobatrachia (NCN) is a node-based name that refers to the clade arising from the most recent common an- cestor of Alcalus mariae (type species of Alcalus ), Cornufer vitiensis (type species of Cornufer ), and Platymantis pliciferus (type species of Platymantis ; currently a junior synonym of Platymantis corrugatus ).

Content

The genera Alcalus (three or four species), Cornufer (58 species), and Platymantis (31 described species).

Comment

We define Ceratobatrachia using a node-based definition, rather than a maximum crown-clade definition, because the closest relative of Ceratobatrachia (= Ceratobatrachidae ) from amongst the ranoids is not clear (e.g. Bossuyt et al., 2006; Pyron & Wiens, 2011). The node-based name ensures that future use of the Ceratobatrachia refers to the same node, regardless of whether that node name is Ceratobatrachidae or Ceratobatrachinae ; i.e. its use is independent of any particular ranked taxonomy. We have not converted the ranked name Ceratobatrachidae to a phylogenetic name, but rather we have named Ceratobatrachia to avoid confusion between the homonymous ranked name and convert- ed clade name.

We apply the ranked name Ceratobatrachidae ( Fig. 2, Clade B) to the node usually identified as Ceratobatrachidae or Ceratobatrachinae . Several familygroup names are available for clades within the Ceratobatrachidae , including Cornuferinae Noble 1931, Ceratobatrachinae Boulenger, 1884 , and Platymantinae Laurent, 1986 . Ceratobatrachidae Boulenger, 1884 , is not nomenclaturally problematic. Cornuferinae was named by Noble (1931) to include the genera Batrachylodes , Ceratobatrachus , Cornufer , Discodeles , Hylarana , Micrixalus , Palmatorappia , Platymantis , and Staurois (including Simomantis ). Savage (1973: 354) later coined Platymantinae as a subfamily of Ranidae . However, he did not explicitly provide a list of characters that diagnose the taxon as required by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN 1999; hereafter, the Code). Thus, the name Platymantinae Savage, 1973 , is not available (Article 13.1; ICZN, 1999) and is a nomen nudum. Laurent (1986) diagnosed the same taxon and made the name available as Platymantinae Laurent, 1986 . Dubois (1992) listed Cornuferinae Noble, 1931 and Platymantini Laurent, 1986, as junior synonyms of Ceratobatrachidae Boulenger, 1884 .

By contrast, Frost (2014) listed Cornuferinae Noble, 1931, as a synonym of Eleutherodactylidae Lutz, 1954 , stating ‘synonymy by implication of synonymy of Cornufer with Eleutherodactylus by Zweifel (1966).’ The nomenclatural history of Cornufer is discussed in detail under the Cornufer account, but relevant to the issue is that the International Commission on Zoological

Previous generic Current generic

Node Original designation (author, date) placement placement Subgenus Clade name Species Notes

C Ingerana Alcalus gen. nov. Alcalus

Ingerana mariae Inger, 1954 Ingerana View in CoL Alcalus View in CoL none none mariae

Cornufer baluensis Boulenger, 1896 View in CoL Ingerana View in CoL Alcalus View in CoL none none baluensis View in CoL

Rana sariba Shelford, 1905 Ingerana View in CoL Alcalus View in CoL none none sariba *

Ingerana rajae Iskandar, Bickford & Arifin Ingerana Alcalus none none rajae

E Cornufer Cornufer

F Rana bufoniformis Boulenger, 1884 Discodeles View in CoL Cornufer View in CoL Potamorana Potamorana new bufoniformis comb. nov. subgen. nov. clade name

Discodeles malukuna Brown & Webster, 1969 View in CoL Discodeles View in CoL Cornufer View in CoL Potamorana Potamorana malukuna comb. nov. Rana opisthodon Boulenger, 1884 Discodeles View in CoL Cornufer View in CoL Potamorana Potamorana opisthodon comb. nov. * Rana vogti Hediger, 1934 (replacement name for Rana View in CoL Discodeles View in CoL Cornufer View in CoL Potamorana Potamorana vogti comb. nov. * ventricosus Vogt, 1912)

T Halophila vitiensis Girard, 1853 Platymantis View in CoL Cornufer View in CoL Cornufer Yanuboto View in CoL new vitiensis

clade name

Hylodes vitianus Duméril, 1853 Platymantis Cornufer Cornufer Cornufer vitianus

Platymantis megabotoniviti † Worthy, 2001 Platymantis View in CoL Cornufer Cornufer View in CoL Cornufer megabotoniviti †*

S Ceratobatrachus guentheri Boulenger, 1884 View in CoL Ceratobatrachus View in CoL Cornufer View in CoL Ceratobatrachus View in CoL Ceratobatrachus guentheri View in CoL comb. nov.

H Cornufer guppyi Boulenger, 1884 View in CoL Discodeles View in CoL Cornufer View in CoL Discodeles View in CoL Discodeles guppyi View in CoL comb. nov.

U Hylella solomonis Sternfeld, 1920 (syn. Hypsirana Palmatorappia View in CoL Cornufer View in CoL Palmatorappia View in CoL Palmatorappia heffernani comb. nov. heffernani Kinghorn, 1928 )

Platymantis admiraltiensis Richards, Mack & Austin View in CoL , Platymantis 2007 View in CoL

Platymantis akarithymus Brown & Tyler, 1968 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL Platymantis boulengeri View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL Platymantis citrinospilus Brown, Richards View in CoL & Platymantis Broadhead, 2013 View in CoL

Platymantis custos Richards, Oliver & Brown, 2014 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL Platymantis desticans Brown & Richards, 2008 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL Platymantis gilliardi Zweifel, 1960 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL Platymantis guppyi Boulenger, 1884 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL

Platymantis latro Richards, Mack & Austin, 2007 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL Cornufer macrops Brown, 1965 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL

Cornufer View in CoL Batrachylodes View in CoL Batrachylodes elegans View in CoL comb. nov. *

Cornufer Batrachylodes Batrachylodes gigas comb. nov. *

Cornufer Batrachylodes Batrachylodes mediodiscus comb. nov.

Cornufer Batrachylodes Batrachylodes montanus comb. nov. *

Cornufer Batrachylodes Batrachylodes trossulus comb. nov.

Cornufer Batrachylodes Batrachylodes vertebralis comb. nov.

Cornufer Batrachylodes Batrachylodes wolfi comb. nov.

Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura new adiastolus comb. nov. subgen. nov. clade name

Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura admiraltiensis comb. nov. *

Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura akarithym us comb. nov. Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura boulengeri

Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura citrinospilus comb. nov.

Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura custos comb. nov.

Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura desticans comb. nov.. Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura gilliardi

Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura hedigeri

Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura latro comb. nov.

Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura macrops

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Transferred to Cornufer , type species for genus Cornufer

Transferred to Cornufer

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New combination, resurrection of Co. heffernani as a substitute name for solomonis (see text)

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Transferred to Cornufer

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Transferred to Cornufer , nomen novum for Co. guppyi (see text)

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Transferred to Cornufer Previous generic Current generic

Node Original designation (author, date) placement placement Subgenus Clade name Species Notes Platymantis macrosceles Zweifel, 1975 Platymantis Platymantis magnus Brown & Menzies, 1979 Platymantis Platymantis mamusiorum Brown & Foufopoulos, 2004 Platymantis Platymantis nakanaiorum Brown, Foufopoulos & Platymantis Richards, 2006

Platymantis neckeri Brown & Myers, 1949 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL Platymantis nexipus Zweifel, 1975 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL Platymantis corrugatus var. papuensis Myer, 1875 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL (‘1874’)

Platymantis aculeodactylus Brown, 1952 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL

Platymantis batantae Brown & Zweifel, 1969 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL

Platymantis bimaculatus Günther, 1999 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL

Platymantis browni Allison & Kraus, 2001 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL

Platymantis bufonulus Kraus & Allison, 2007 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL

Platymantis caesiops Kraus & Allison, 2009 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL

Platymantis cheesmanae Parker, 1940 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL

Platymantis cryptotis Günther, 1999 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL

Platymantis manus Kraus & Allison, 2009 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL

Platymantis mimicus Brown & Tyler, 1968 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL

Batrachylodes minutus Brown & Parker, 1970 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL

Platymantis myersi Brown, 1949 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL

Cornufer parkeri Brown, 1965 Platymantis

Platymantis punctatus Peters & Doria, 1878 Platymantis

Platymantis wuenscheorum Günther, 2006 View in CoL Platymantis View in CoL

M Platymantis View in CoL

Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura macrosceles comb. nov. Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura magnus comb. nov. Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura mamusiorum comb. nov. Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura nakanaiorum comb. nov.

Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura neckeri

Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura nexipus

Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura papuensis

Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura parilis comb. nov.

Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura pelewensis

Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura schmidti comb. nov.

Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura solomonis

Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura sulcatus comb. nov.

Cornufer Aenigmanura Aenigmanura weberi

Cornufer Not assigned to Cornufer acrochordus

subgenus

Cornufer Not assigned to Cornufer aculeodactylus *

subgenus

Cornufer Not assigned to Cornufer batantae comb. nov.

subgenus

Cornufer Not assigned to Cornufer bimaculatus comb. nov.

subgenus

Cornufer Not assigned to Cornufer browni comb. nov. * subgenus

Cornufer Not assigned to Cornufer bufonulus comb. nov.. subgenus

Cornufer Not assigned to Cornufer caesiops comb. nov.

subgenus

Cornufer Not assigned to Cornufer cheesmanae

subgenus

Cornufer Not assigned to Cornufer cryptotis comb. nov. * subgenus

Cornufer Not assigned to Cornufer manus comb. nov.

subgenus

Cornufer Not assigned to Cornufer mimicus comb. nov.

subgenus

Cornufer Not assigned to Cornufer minutus comb. nov.

subgenus

Cornufer Not assigned to Cornufer myersi

subgenus

Cornufer Not assigned to Cornufer parkeri

subgenus

Cornufer Not assigned to Cornufer punctatus

subgenus

Cornufer Not assigned to Cornufer wuenscheorum comb. nov. subgenus

Platymantis Platymantis

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Transferred to Cornufer Transferred to Cornufer Transferred to Cornufer

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Transferred to Cornufer

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Transferred to Cornufer Transferred to Cornufer

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Removed from Batrachylodes ,

new combination Transferred to Cornufer

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Nomenclature designated Halophila vitiensis Girard, 1853 , as the type species of Cornufer . As H. vitiensis has been placed consistently in either Platymantis or Cornufer within the Ceratobatrachidae , Cornufer and Cornuferinae would not be considered part of Eleutherodactylidae .

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Amphibia
Order	Anura
Family	Ceratobatrachidae

CERATOBATRACHIDAE BOULENGER, 1884

Brown, Rafe M., Siler, Cameron D., Richards, Stephen J., Diesmos, Arvin C. & Cannatella, David C. 2015

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