Phrynobatrachus natalensis

Phrynobatrachus natalensis

Taxonavigation

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: Phrynobatrachidae
Genus: Phrynobatrachus
Species: Phrynobatrachus natalensis

Name

Phrynobatrachus natalensis (Smith, 1849) [conserved name]

• Holotype: BMNH 1947.2.5.13 (formerly 1862.3.14.20).
• Type locality: “the country around Port Natal [=Durban]”, KwaZulu-Natal, Rep. South Africa.
• Placed on the Official List of Specific Name by Opinion 1921 (1999: 96).

Combinations

• Stenorhynchus natalensis Smith, 1849: 24 [original combination]
• Leptoparius natalensis — Peters, 1863: 452 [subsequent combination]
• Phrynobatrachus natalensis — Günther, 1865: 480 [subsequent combination]
• Dicroglossus natalensis — Cope, 1865: 117 [subsequent combination]
• Arthroleptis natalensis — Peters, 1875: 210 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Phrynobatrachus natalensis Günther, 1862: 190 [synonymized by Günther (1865: 481)]
  • Holotype: BMNH.
  • Type locality: “Port Natal”, Rep. South Africa.

• Dicroglossus angustirostris Cope, 1862: 341 [synonymised by Cope (1865: 117)]
  • Type material: not stated, presumed ANSP.
  • Type locality: ambiguously stated—“the present species extends the range of the genus so as to coincide with that of Tomopterna, Bibr.”; presumed to be “Umvoti, Natal [= KwaZulu-Natal]”, Rep. South Africa by Loveridge (1957: 348).

• Arthroleptis natalensis var. irrorata Peters, 1875: 210
• Arthroleptis bottegi Boulenger, 1895: 16
• Phrynobatrachus ranoides Boulenger, 1895: 644
• Arthroletpis moorii Boulenger, 1898: 479
• Phrynobatrachus natalensis forma gracilis Andersson, 1904: 10
• Phrynobatrachus maculatus FitzSimons, 1932: 40
• Arthroleptis-Phrynobatrachus zavattarii Scortecci, 1943: 327
• Arthroleptis-Phrynobatrachus sciangallarum Scortecci, 1943: 329
• Phrynobatrachus duckeri Loveridge, 1953: 377

References

Primary references

• Smith, A. 1838–1849. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; Consisting Chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected During an Expedition Into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; Fitted Out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa.” Published Under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury. Reptilia. Vol. 2. Smith, Elder and Co.: London. [100] + 28 pp., pls. 1–78. BHL Reference page. 
• Cope, E.D. 1862. Notes upon some Reptiles of the Old World. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 337–344. BHL Reference page. 
• International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1999. Opinion 1921. Petropedetinae Noble, 1931, Cacosterninae Noble, 1931 and Phrynobatrachinae Laurent, 1941 (Amphibia, Anura): given precedence over Hemimantidae Hoffmann, 1878, and Phrynobatrachinae: not given precedence over Petropedetinae. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 56(1): 96–100. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2013. IUCN: Phrynobatrachus natalensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T58128A3065864. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58128A3065864.en. Accessed on 20 July 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Natal Puddle Frog

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