Lithobates catesbeiana

Lithobates catesbeiana

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: Ranidae
Genus: Lithobates
Species: Lithobates catesbeiana

Name

• Lithobates catesbeiana Shaw, 1802
  • Type locality: "South Carolina", USA.
  • Holotype: Specimen illustrated by Shaw, 1802, Gen. Zool., 3(1): 106, pl. 33.

Synonyms

• Rana catesbeiana Shaw, 1802
  • Rana pipiens Daudin, 1802
  • Rana taurina Cuvier, 1817
  • Rana mugiens Merrem, 1820
  • Rana scapularis Harlan, 1826
  • Rana conspersa LeConte, 1855
  • Rana (Rana) catesbeiana — Boulenger, 1920
  • Rana nantaiwuensis Hsü, 1930
  • Rana mugicus — Angel, 1947
  • Rana catesbyana — Smith, 1978
  • Rana (Rana) catesbeiana — Dubois, 1987
  • Rana (Aquarana) catesbeiana — Dubois, 1992
  • Rana (Novirana, Aquarana) catesbeiana — Hillis & Wilcox, 2005
  • Lithobates catesbeianus — Frost et al. 2006
  • Lithobates (Aquarana) catesbeianus — Dubois, 2006
  • Lithobates catesbeianus — Crother, 2012

References

• Crother, B.I. (2012). Scientific and standard English names of amphibians and reptiles of North America north of Mexico, with comments regarding confidence in our understanding. 7th ed. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles: Herpetological Circular no. 39. 92pp. PDF
• Dubois, A. 1992. Notes sur la classification des Ranidae (Amphibiens anoures). Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon 61(10): 305–352. PDF Reference page. 
• Frost, D.R., Grant, T., Faivovich, J., Bain, R.H., Haas, A., Haddad, C.F.B., de Sá, R.O., Channing, A., Wilkinson, M., Donnellan, S.C., Raxworthy, C.J., Campbell, J.A., Blotto, B.L., Moler, P., Drewes, R.C., Nussbaum, R.A., Lynch, J.D., Green, D.M., & Wheeler W.C. 2006. The Amphibian Tree OF Life. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Number 297, 370 pp., 71 figures, 5 tables, 7 appendices PDF
• Hillis, D.M. & Wilcox, T.P. 2005. Phylogeny of the New World true frogs (Rana). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 34(2): 299–314. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.10.007 ; ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Hillis, D. M. (2007). Constraints in naming parts of the Tree of Life. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42: 331–338. PDF fulltext
• Mata-López, R.; García-Prieto, L.; León-Règagnon, V. 2010: Helminths of the American bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802), from Pawnee Lake, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA with a checklist of its helminth parasites. Zootaxa, 2544: 1–53. Preview
• Shaw, 1802, Gen. Zool., 3(1): 106.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Lithobates catesbeiana  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 01 July 2008.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Жаба-бык
English: Bull Frog
français: Grenouille-taureau
magyar: Ökörbéka, amerikai ökörbéka
日本語: ウシガエル
한국어: 황소개구리
Nederlands: Brulkikker, Stierkikker
ไทย: กบบูลฟร็อก
Türkçe: Öküz kurbağası

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