Poyntonophrynus lughensis

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: Bufonidae
Genus: Poyntonophrynus
Species: Poyntonophrynus lughensis

Name

Poyntonophrynus lughensis (Loveridge, 1932)

Type locality: "from between Matagoi and Lugh, Italian Somaliland", Somalia.

Holotype: BM 1947.2.21.9 (formerly 1895.9.24.38).

Synonyms

• Bufo lughensis Loveridge, 1932
• Bufo gardoensis Scortecci, 1932
• Bufo chappuisi Roux, 1936

References

• Loveridge, 1932, Occas. Pap. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 8: 49.
• 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 Poyntonophrynus lughensis . Accessed on 07 Apr 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Poyntonophrynus lughensis  (Least Concern) (as Bufo lughensis)

Vernacular names

English: Lugh Toad; Turkana Toad