Melanophryniscus tumifrons

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata 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

Melanophryniscus tumifrons (Boulenger, 1905)

Holotype: BMNH 1947.2.1461 (formerly 1902.12.8.5), adult ♀, presented by Dr. F. Werner.
Type locality: “Pernambuco” (in error), corrected to “Rio Grande do Sul”, Brazil, by Bokermann (1966: 15).

Boulenger, G.A. 1905. Descriptions of new tailless batrachians in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 7 16: 180–184. BHL

Caramaschi, U. & Cruz, C.A.G. 2002. Taxonomic status of Atelopus pachyrhynus Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920, redescription of Melanophryniscus tumifrons (Boulenger, 1905), and descriptions of two new species of Melanophryniscus from the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae). Arquivos do Museu Nacional 60(4): 303–314. Reference page.

IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group & Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna. 2023. IUCN: Melanophryniscus tumifrons (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023: e.T54832A172195574. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T54832A172195574.en. Accessed on 12 December 2024.