Breviceps gibbosus

Breviceps gibbosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Brevicipitidae
Genus: Breviceps
Species: Breviceps gibbosus

Name

Breviceps gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Holotype: NHRM
• Type locality: “Exteris regionibus”.

Combinations

• Rana gibbosa Linnaeus, 1758: 211 [original combination]
• Bufo gibbosus — Laurenti, 1768: 27 [subsequent combination]
• Buffo gibbosus — Lacépède, 1788 [subsequent combination]
• Breviceps gibbosus — Merrem, 1820: 178 [subsequent combination]
• Bombinator gibbosus — Schlegel, 1826 [subsequent combination]
• Engystoma gibbosa — Fitzinger, 1826 [subsequent combination]
• Bufo (Breviceps) gibbosus — Cuvier, 1829 [subsequent combination]
• Systoma gibbosum — Wagler, 1830 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Engystoma dorsatum Cuvier, 1829
  • Bufo (Breviceps) dorsatus — Cuvier, 1829

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 
• Merrem, B. 1820. Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien. Johann Christian Krieger: Marburg. xv + 191 pp., 1 pl. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Turner, A.A. & Measey, G.J. 2025. IUCN: Breviceps gibbosus  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T3069A247842971. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T3069A247842971.en. Accessed on 30 June 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Cape Rain Frog