Ceratophrys aurita

Ceratophrys aurita

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: Ceratophryidae
Subfamilia: Ceratophryinae
Genus: Ceratophrys
Species: Ceratophrys aurita

Name

Ceratophrys aurita (Raddi, 1823)

Type locality: "Montagne d'Estrella, a due giornate circa da Rio-janeiro", Brazil.

Holotype: MZUF.

Synonyms

• Bufo auritus Raddi, 1823
• Rana macrocephala Wied-Neuwied, 1824
• Ceratophrys varius Wied-Neuwied, 1824
• Ceratophrys dorsata Wied-Neuwied, 1824
• Ceratophrys dorsata — Wied-Neuwied, 1827
• Stombus dorsatus — Gravenhorst, 1829
• Ceratophris clipeatus Cuvier, 1829
• Ceratophrys clypeata — Cocteau, 1835
• Ceratophrys varia — Cocteau, 1835
• Ceratophryne dorsata — Schlegel, 1858
• Ceratophrys aurita — Bokermann, 1966
• Ceratophrys (Ceratophrys) aurita —Lynch, 1982

References

• Raddi, 1823, Mem. Mat. Fis. Soc. Ital. Sci. Modena, 19: 71.
• Lynch, 1982, Syst. Zool., 31: 166–179.
• 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 Ceratophrys aurita . Accessed on 20 May 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Ceratophrys aurita  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 20 May 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Brazilian Horned Frog