Pseudacris ornata

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: Hylidae
Subfamilia: Acrisinae
Genus: Pseudacris
Species: Pseudacris ornata

Name[edit]

Pseudacris ornata (Holbrook, 1836)

Type locality: ". . . only in South Carolina . . . about four miles from Charleston, between the Cooper and Ashley rivers . . .", Charleston County, South Carolina, USA.

Holotype: Frog figured in pl 16; not now known to exist.

Synonyms[edit]

Rana ornata Holbrook, 1836
Cystignathus ornatus — Holbrook, 1842
Litoria occidentalis Baird and Girard, 1853
Chorophilus ornatus — LeConte, 1855
Chorophilus copii Boulenger, 1882
Chorophilus occidentalis — Cope, 1889
Hyla copii — Günther, 1901
Pseudacris occidentalis — Stejneger and Barbour, 1917
Pseudacris ornata — Stejneger and Barbour, 1917
Hyla ornata — Noble, 1923
Pseudacris copii — Noble, 1923
Hyla occidentalis — Noble, 1923
Hyla weberi Noble, 1923
Hyla (Pseudacris) ornata — Dubois, 1984

References[edit]

Holbrook, 1836, N. Am. Herpetol., 1: 97.
Stejneger and Barbour, 1917, Check List N. Am. Amph. Rept.: 31.
Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Pseudacris ornata . Accessed on 25 Apr 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Pseudacris ornata (Least Concern) Downloaded on 25 April 2008.

Vernacular names[edit]

English: Ornate Chorus Frog