Amolops ricketti

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[edit] Taxonavigation

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Subordo: Neobatrachia
Familia: Ranidae
Genus: Amolops
Species: Amolops ricketti

[edit] Name

Amolops ricketti (Boulenger, 1899)

Type locality: "Kuatun [=Guadun], a village about 270 miles from Foochow, in the [Kuatun] moutains at the North-west of the Province of Fokien [= Fujian], at an altitude of 3000 to 4000 feet or more", China.

Syntypes: BM (2 specimens).

[edit] Synonyms

  • Rana ricketti Boulenger, 1899
  • Rana (Hylorana) rickettiBoulenger, 1920
  • Rhacophorus tonkinensis Ahl, 1927
  • Staurois rickettiPope, 1927
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) tonkinensisAhl, 1931
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) buergeri tonkinensisWolf, 1936
  • Staurois ricketti rickettiLiu, 1950
  • Staurois ricketti minor Liu, 1950
  • Amolops rickettiInger, 1966
  • Amolops (Amolops) rickettiDubois, 1992

[edit] References

  • Boulenger, 1899, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1899: 168.
  • Inger, 1966, Fieldiana, Zool., 52: 256.
  • Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Amolops ricketti . Accessed on 28 June 2008.
  • 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Amolops ricketti (Least Concern) Downloaded on 28 June 2008.

[edit] Vernacular names

English: Chinese Sucker Frog