Phrynomantis newtoni

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: Microhylidae
Subfamilia: Phrynomerinae
Genus: Phrynomantis
Species: Phrynomantis newtoni

Name

Phrynomantis newtoni Ceríaco, Santos, Marques, Bauer & Tiutenko, 2021: 37

• Holotype: MHNCUP/ANF-194 (old catalogue number MHNFCUP 127327), adult ♂, collected by Francisco Newton around May to July 1903.
• Type locality: “Chingo (‒11.2°, 13.85°; 11 m), Kwanza Sul Province, Angola”.

Synonymy

• Phrynomantis bifasciata — Boulenger, 1882 [part]
• Phrynomantis bifasciatus — Ferreira, 1904

References

Primary references

• Ceríaco, L.M.P., Santos, B.S., Marques, M.P., Bauer, A.M. & Tiutenko, A. 2021. Citizen Science meets specimens in old formalin filled jars: a new species of Banded Rubber Frog, genus Phrynomantis (Anura, Phrynomeridae) from Angola. Alytes 38(1–4): 18–48. ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Phrynomantis newtoni . Accessed on 30 July 2021.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Angola-Wendehalsfrosch
English: Newton's Rubber Frog
português: Rã de Borracha de Newton
русский: ангольская резиновая лягушка