Melanophryniscus atroluteus

Melanophryniscus atroluteus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Melanophryniscus
Species: Melanophryniscus atroluteus

Name

Melanophryniscus atroluteus (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)

• Syntypes: MZUSP 814 and 55577.
• Type locality: “Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (Itaqui [= Itagui])”, Brazil.

Combinations

• Atelopus atro-luteus Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920: 309 [original combination]
• Melanophryniscus stelzneri atroluteus — Gallardo, 1961: 208 [subsequent combination]
• Melanophryniscus atroluteus — Cei, 1968: 208 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Miranda-Ribeiro, A. 1920. Os Brachycephalideos do Museu Paulista (Com tres especies novas). Revista do Museu Paulista 12(2): 305–316 + 3 plates. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Melanophryniscus atroluteus  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

• English: Uruguay Redbelly Toad