Breviceps adspersus

Breviceps adspersus

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: Brevicipitidae
Genus: Breviceps
Species: Breviceps adspersus

Name

Breviceps adspersus Peters, 1882

• Lectotype: ZMB 6294.
• Type locality: Damaraland (Westafrika).

Synonymy

• Breviceps adspersus Peters, 1882
• Breviceps mossambicus var. occidentalis Werner, 1903
• Breviceps parvus Hewitt, 1925
• Breviceps pretoriensis FitzSimons, 1930
• Breviceps parvus caffer Hewitt, 1932
• Breviceps pentheri caffer — Parker, 1934
• Breviceps adspersus adspersus — Pienaar, 1963
• Breviceps mossambicus adspersus — Broadley, 1971

References

• Peters, 1882, Naturwiss. Reise Mossambique, Zool. 3: 177.
• Poynton, 1964, Ann. Natal Mus., 17: 82.
• 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 Breviceps adspersus . Accessed on 17 May 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Breviceps adspersus  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 17 May 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Transvaal Short-headed Frog