Philautus
Philautus is a genus of shrub frogs in the family Rhacophoridae from Asia. Some species in this genus are now considered extinct by IUCN, while others are widespread and abundant. The taxonomy of the group is unclear, with many poorly described species.
This genus is unique in that development is not direct, with all growth within the egg and no free-swimming tadpole stage. Some species have been found to bury their eggs in soil, although they are arboreal, and others attach their eggs to leaves.
Revision
In 2009, researchers from the University of Delhi revised this genus after discovering and rediscovering numerous species in the forests of the Western Ghats.
The following species are recognised in the genus Philautus:Philautus abditus Inger, Orlov, and Darevsky, 1999Philautus acutirostris Philautus acutus Dring, 1987Philautus amabilis Wostl, Riyanto, Hamidy, Kurniawan, Smith, and Harvey, 2017Philautus amoenus Smith, 1931Philautus aurantium Inger, 1989Philautus aurifasciatus Philautus bunitus Inger, Stuebing, and Tan, 1995Philautus cardamonus Ohler, Swan, and Daltry, 2002Philautus catbaensis Milto, Poyarkov, Orlov, and Nguyen, 2013Philautus cinerascens Philautus cornutus Philautus davidlabangi Matsui, 2009Philautus disgregus Inger, 1989Philautus dubius Philautus erythrophthalmus Stuebing and Wong, 2000Philautus everetti Philautus garo Philautus gunungensis Malkmus and Riede, 1996Philautus hosii Philautus ingeri Dring, 1987Philautus jacobsoni Philautus juliandringi Dehling, 2010Philautus kakipanjang Dehling and Dehling, 2013Philautus kempiae Philautus kempii Philautus kerangae Dring, 1987Philautus leitensis Philautus longicrus Philautus macroscelis Philautus maosonensis Bourret, 1937Philautus microdiscus Philautus mjobergi Smith, 1925Philautus namdaphaensis Sarkar and Sanyal, 1985Philautus nephophilus Dehling, Matsui, and Yambun Imbun, 2016Philautus nianeae Stuart, Phimmachak, Seateun, and Sheridan, 2013Philautus pallidipes Philautus petersi Philautus poecilius Brown and Alcala, 1994Philautus polymorphus Wostl, Riyanto, Hamidy, Kurniawan, Smith, and Harvey, 2017Philautus refugii Inger and Stuebing, 1996Philautus saueri Malkmus and Riede, 1996Philautus schmackeri Philautus surdus Philautus surrufus Brown and Alcala, 1994Philautus tectus Dring, 1987Philautus thamyridion Wostl, Riyanto, Hamidy, Kurniawan, Smith, and Harvey, 2017Philautus tytthus Smith, 1940Philautus umbra Dring, 1987Philautus ventrimaculatus Wostl, Riyanto, Hamidy, Kurniawan, Smith, and Harvey, 2017Philautus vermiculatus