Plethodontohyla

Plethodontohyla notosticta

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: Cophylinae
Genus: Plethodontohyla
Species (11): P. alluaudi – P. bipunctata – P. brevipes – P. fonetana – P. guentheri – P. inguinalis – P. laevis – P. mihanika – P. notosticta – P. ocellata – P. tuberata

Name

Plethodontohyla Boulenger, 1882: 473

• Type species: Callula notosticta Günther, 1877, by original designation.

Synonyms

• Mantipus Peters, 1883: 165
  • Type species: Mantipus hildebrandti Peters, 1883, original designation.
• Phrynocara Peters, 1883: 166
  • Type species: Phrynocara tuberatum Peters, 1883, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1882. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the Collection of the British Museum. Second Edition. Order of the Trustees: London. XVI + 503 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bellati, A., Scherz, M.D., Megson, S., Roberts, S.H., Andreone, F., Rosa, G.M., Noël, J., Randrianirina, J.E., Fasola, M., Glaw, F. & Crottini, A. 2018. Resurrection and re-description of Plethodontohyla laevis (Boettger, 1913) and transfer of Rhombophryne alluaudi (Mocquard, 1901) to the genus Plethodontohyla (Amphibia, Microhylidae, Cophylinae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 94(1): 109–135. DOI: 10.3897/zse.94.14698. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Digging Frogs

For more multimedia, look at Plethodontohyla on Wikimedia Commons.