Nelsonophryne aequatorialis

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: Microhylidae
Subfamilia: Gastrophryninae
Genus: Nelsonophryne
Species: Nelsonophryne aequatorialis

Name

Nelsonophryne aequatorialis (Peracca, 1904)

Type locality: "Cuenca, Ecuador", at an elevation of 2536 m.

Syntypes: MZUT An528 (5 specimens).

Synonyms

• Engistoma aequatoriale Peracca, 1904
• Gastrophryne aequatorialis — Stejneger, 1910
• Engystoma aequatorialis — Nieden, 1926
• Microhyla aequatorialis — Dunn, 1949
• Glossostoma aequatoriale — Carvalho, 1954
• Nelsonophryne aequatorialis — Frost, 1987

References

• Peracca, 1904, Boll. Mus. Zool. Anat. Comp. Univ. Torino, 19: 23.
• Frost, 1987, Copeia, 1987: 1025.
• 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 Nelsonophryne aequatorialis . Accessed on 17 June 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Nelsonophryne aequatorialis  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 17 June 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Cuenca Nelson Frog