Guibemantis depressiceps

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: Mantellidae
Subfamilia: Mantellinae
Genus: Guibemantis
Species: Guibemantis depressiceps

Name

Guibemantis depressiceps (Boulenger, 1882)

• Lectotype: BMNH 1947.2.27.50. [designated by Blommers-Schlösser (1979: 35)]
• Type locality: “East Betsileo” and “Ankafana, Betsileo”, restricted by lectotype designation to “East Betsileo”, Madagascar by Blommers-Schlösser (1979: 35).

Combinations

• Rhacophorus depressiceps Boulenger, 1882: 467 [original combination]
• Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) depressiceps — Ahl, 1931: 198 [subsequent combination]
• Boophis depressiceps — Guibé, 1947: 439 [subsequent combination]
• Mantidactylus depressiceps — Guibé, 1975: 1761 [subsequent combination]
• Mantidactylus (Guibemantis) depressiceps — Dubois, 1992: 312 [subsequent combination]
• Guibemantis (Guibemantis) depressiceps — Glaw & Vences, 2006: 246 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Rhacophorus mocquardi Boulenger, 1896: 402
  • Holotype: BMNH 1947.2.8.62.
  • Type locality: “Sahembendrana, C. Madagascar”.

• Mantidactylus acuticeps Ahl, 1929: 471
  • Holotype: ZMB 30496.
  • Type locality: “Central-Madagascar”.

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1882. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the Collection of the British Museum. Second Edition. Order of the Trustees: London. XVI + 503 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2006. Phylogeny and genus-level classification of mantellid frogs (Amphibia, Anura). Organisms, Diversity and Evolution 6(3): 236–253. DOI: 10.1016/j.ode.2005.12.001 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2016. IUCN: Guibemantis depressiceps  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T57476A84171049. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57476A84171049.en. Accessed on 14 July 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Pulsing Madagascar Frog