Ascaphus

Ascaphus truei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

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

Familia: Ascaphidae
Genus: Ascaphus
Species (2): A. montanus – A. truei

Name

Ascaphus Stejneger, 1899: 899

• Type species: Ascaphus truei Stejneger, 1899, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Stejneger, L. 1899. Description of a new genus and species of discoglossoid toad from North America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 21: 899–901.

Additional references

• Nielson, M., Lohman, K. & Sullivan, J. 2001. Phylogeography of the tailed frog (Ascaphus truei): Implications for the biogeography of the Pacific Northwest. Evolution 55(1): 147–160. DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb01280.x Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Schwanzfrösche
• English: Tailed Frogs