Heleophryne depressa

Taxonavigation[edit]

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: Heleophrynidae
Genus: Heleophryne
Species: Heleophryne depressa

Name[edit]

Heleophryne depressa FitzSimons, 1946

Type locality: "'Boskloof', Keromsberg, near De Wet .... [which is] at the southern end of Hex River Valley, Worcester district, [Western] Cape Province", Rep. South Africa.

Holotype: TMP 19644

Synonyms[edit]

Heleophryne purcelli depressa FitzSimons, 1946

References[edit]

FitzSimons, V. 1946: An account of the reptiles and amphibians collected on an expedition to the Cape Province, October to December, 1940. Annals of the Transvaal Museum, 20: 351–377.
Du Preez, L.H. & V.C. Carruthers. 2009: A Complete Guide to the Frogs of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Struik Nature. PDF

Vernacular names[edit]

English: Hex River Torrent Frog.