Microkayla melanocheira

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brachycephaloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura Superfamilia: Brachycephaloidea

Familia: Craugastoridae
Subfamilia: Holoadeninae
Genus: Microkayla
Species: Microkayla melanocheira

Name

Microkayla melanocheira (De la Riva, Ríos & Aparicio, 2016)

• Holotype: CBF 5789, adult ♀, collected by J. Aparicio and J.N. Ríos on 28 November 2001.
• Type locality: “Valle de Cargatero, Province Franz Tamayo, Department La Paz, Bolivia, 14°54’5.9’’ S, 68°58’34.5’’ W, 3,664 m”.

Combinations

• Psychrophrynella melanocheira De la Riva, Ríos & Aparicio in De la Riva & Aparicio, 2016: 288 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• De la Riva, I. & Aparicio, J. 2016. Three new Bolivian species of Psychrophrynella (Anura: Craugastoridae), and comments on the amphibian fauna of the Cordillera de Apolobamba. Salamandra 52(4): 283–292. PDF Reference page.