Lithobates sphenocephala

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Lithobates sphenocephala

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Anura 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura

Familia: Ranidae
Genus: Lithobates
Species: Lithobates sphenocephala
Subspecies: L. s. sphenocephala – L. s. utricularia

Name[edit]

  • Lithobates sphenocephala Cope, 1886
    • Type locality: "in a sulphur spring, near the St. John's River, about three hundred miles from Key West", Florida, USA.
    • Neotype: UMMZ 56130.

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

Note:[edit]

This species was briefly transferred to Lithobates by Frost et al., 2006, but was transferred back to Rana by Hillis, 2007.

Vernacular names[edit]

English: Southern Leopard Frog