title: A reappraisal of the rhacophorid bush frog Raorchestes flaviventris (Boulenger, 1882), with an evaluation of the taxonomic status of R. emeraldi Vijayakumar, Dinesh, Prabhu and Shankar, 2014.
abstract: Raorchestes flaviventris, a species of rhacophorid bush frog described from the Western Ghats by George Albert Boulenger in 1882, has never been reported from the region since its description. However, we herewith report a record of the species after almost 132 years and redescribe the species and also clarify confusions that prevailed over the taxonomic status of the species and its closely-related congeners, along with shedding light on literature regarding its distribution. Also, the recently described R. emeraldi Vijayakumar et al., 2014, which we suggest to be the same species, becomes a junior subjective synonym of R. flaviventris.
authors.affiliation: Natural History Museum, Biodiversity Institute, and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, The University of Kansas, 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard, Lawrence, KS 66045-7561, U.S.A; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Robin Kurian
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.affiliation: Beagle, Chandakunnu, Wayanad, Kerala 673121, India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zachariah
authors.affiliation: School of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695 016, India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Vivek Philip
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Cyriac
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size