Atelopus cruciger

Atelopus cruciger

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: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species: Atelopus cruciger

Name

Atelopus cruciger Lichtenstein & Martens, 1856

Type locality: "vicinity of Rancho Grande on the road from Maracay to Ocumare de la Costa (ca. 1000 m above sea level), Estado Aragua, Venezuela".

Holotype: Syntypes - Including ZMB 3381 (3 specimens).

Synonyms

• Phrynidium crucigerum Lichtenstein & Martens, 1856
• Phryniscus cruciger — Günther, 1859
• Atelopus varius cruciger — Dunn, 1931
• Atelopus cruciger cruciger — Müller, 1934
• Atelopus crucigerum — La Marca, 1983

References

• Lichtenstein and Martens, 1856, Nomencl. Rept. Amph. Mus. Zool. Berol.: 41.
• 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 Atelopus cruciger . Accessed on 27 Mar 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Atelopus cruciger  (Critically Endangered)

Vernacular names

English: Veragua Stubfoot Toad