Sclerophrys arabica

Sclerophrys arabica

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: Sclerophrys
Species: Sclerophrys arabica

Name

Sclerophrys arabica (Heyden, 1827)

• Holotype: Including animal illustrated in the original (pl. 5, fig. 1); SMF 3630 (formerly 1297r).
• Type locality: “Das petraeische Arabien”.

Combinations

• Bufo arabicus Heyden, 1827: 20, pl. 5, f. 2 [original combination]
• Bufo viridis arabicus — Mertens, 1967: 40 [subsequent combination]
• "Bufo" arabicus — Frost, Grant, Faivovich, Bain, Haas, Haddad, de Sá, Channing, Wilkinson, Donnellan, Raxworthy, Campbell, Blotto, Moler, Drewes, Nussbaum, Lynch, Green & Wheeler, 2006: 363 [subsequent combination, incerti generis]
• Amietophrynus arabicus — Portik & Papenfuss, 2015: 1 [subsequent combination]
• Sclerophrys arabica — Ohler & Dubois, 2016: 9 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Bufo pantherinus Tschudi, 1838: 88
• Bufo viridis var. orientalis Werner, 1896: 20

References

Primary references

• Heyden, C.H.G.v. 1827. Band 3. Reptilien. Rüppel, E. ed., Atlas zu der Reise im Nördlichen Afrika. 1. Abteilung Zoologie: 1–24. Frankfurt am Main, Brönner.
• Ohler, A. & Dubois, A. 2016. The identity of the South African toad Sclerophrys capensis Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia, Anura). PeerJ 4: e1553. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1553 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2021. IUCN: Sclerophrys arabica  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T54574A184863872. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T54574A184863872.en. Accessed on 01 February 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Arabian Toad