Trachycephalus venezolanus

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: Hylidae
Subfamilia: Lophyohylinae
Genus: Trachycephalus
Species: Trachycephalus venezolanus

Name

Trachycephalus venezolanus (Mertens, 1950)

• Holotype: SMF 22168.
• Type locality: “San Fernando [de Atabapo] oberer Orinoko, [Territorio Federal Amazonas,] Süd-Venezuela”.

Combinations

• Corythomantis venezolana Mertens 1950: 1 [original combination]
• Aparasphenodon venezolanus — Trueb, 1970: 599 [subsequent combination]
• Trachycephalus venezolanus — Blotto et al., 2021: 45 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Mertens, R. 1950. Ein neuer Laubfrosch aus Venezuela. Senckenbergiana Biologica 31: 1–10.
• Trueb, L. 1970. Evolutionary relationships of casque-headed tree frog with co-ossified skulls (family Hylidae). University of Kansas Publications. Museum of Natural History 18: 547–716.
• Blotto, B.L., Lyra, M.L., Cardoso, M.C.S., Rodrigues, M.T., Dias, I.R., Marciano Jr., E., Dal Vechio, F., Orrico, V.G.D., Brandão, R.A., Assis, C.L., Lantyer-Silva, A.S.F., Rutherford, M.G., Gagliardi-Urrutia, G., Solé, M., Baldo, D., Nunes, I., Cajade, R., Torres, A., Grant, T., Jungfer, K.-H., Silva, H.R., Haddad, C.F.B. & Faivovich, J. 2021. The phylogeny of the Casque-headed Treefrogs (Hylidae: Hylinae: Lophyohylini). Cladistics 37(1): 36–72. DOI: 10.1111/cla.12409 Reference page. 

Links

• La Marca, E. & Castro, F. 2004. IUCN: Trachycephalus venezolanus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T55299A11277365. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55299A11277365.en. Accessed on 29 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Venezuela Casque-headed Frog