Sechellophryne

Sechellophryne gardineri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

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

Familia: Sooglossidae
Genera: Sechellophryne
Species (2): S. gardineri – S. pipilodryas

Name

Sechellophryne Nussbaum & Wu, 2007: 326

• Type species: Nectophryne gardineri Boulenger, 1911, by oiginal designation.

Synonyms

• Leptosooglossus Van der Meijden, Boistel, Gerlach, Ohler, Vences & Meyer, 2007: 355
  • Type species: Nectophryne gardineri Boulenger, 1911, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Nussbaum, R.A. & Wu, S.-H. 2007. Morphological assessments and phylogenetic relationships of the Seychellean frogs of the family Sooglossidae (Amphibia: Anura). Zoological Studies 46(3): 322–335. PDF Reference page. 
• Van der Meijden, A., Boistel, R., Gerlach, J., Ohler, A., Vences, M. & Meyer, A. 2007. Molecular phylogenetic evidence for paraphyly of the genus Sooglossus, with the description of a new genus of Seychellean frogs. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 91(3): 347–359. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00800.x Reference page. 

Additional references

• Gerlach, J. & Willi, J. 2002. A new species of frog, genus Sooglossus (Anura, Sooglossidae) from Silhouette Island, Seychelles. Amphibia-Reptilia 23(4): 445–458. DOI: 10.1163/15685380260462356 Reference page. 
• Labisko, J., Griffiths, R.A., Chong-Seng, L., Bunbury, N., Maddock, S.T., Bradfield, K.S., Taylor, M.L. & Groombridge, J.J. 2019. Endemic, endangered and evolutionarily significant: cryptic lineages in Seychelles’ frogs (Anura: Sooglossidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 126(3): 417–435. DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/bly183 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Seychelles Frogs