Brachytarsophrys popei

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: Megophryidae
Subfamilia: Megophryinae
Genus: Brachytarsophrys
Species: Brachytarsophrys popei

Name

Brachytarsophrys popei Wang, Yang & Zhao in Zhao et al., 2014: 154

• Holotype: SYS a001867, adult ♂, collected by Jian Zhao, Jianhuan Yang and Runlin Li on 17 July 2012.
• Type locality: “Taoyuandong Nature Reserve (26°30'8.79" N, 114°03'38.27" E; 1045 m a.s.l.), Yanling County, Hunan Province, China”.

References

Primary references

• Zhao, J., Yang, J., Chen, G.-L., Chen, C.-Q. & Wang, Y.-Y. 2014. Description of a new species of the genus Brachytarsophrys Tian and Hu, 1983 (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from southern China based on molecular and morphological data. Asian Herpetological Research 5(3): 150–160. DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2014.00150 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Pope's Short-legged Toad