Tomopterna elegans

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: Pyxicephalidae
Subfamilia: Cacosterninae
Genus: Tomopterna
Species: Tomopterna elegans

Name

Tomopterna elegans (Calabresi, 1927)

• Lectotype: MZUF 1116, collected by G. Stefanini and N. Puccioni in 1924. [deignated by Lanza (1978: 240)]
• Type locality: pozzo di Hongolò (Uadi Hoor)”, Puntland State, Somalia.
• Paralectotypes (n=3): MZUF 304 and 1115, and MSNM Am 1328 (ex. 585), same data as for the lectotype.

Combinations

• Arthroleptis elegans Calabresi, 1927: 16 [original combination]
• Phrynobatrachus elegans — Laurent, 1941: 207 [subsequent combination]
• Tomopterna elegans — Zimkus & Larson, 2011: 27 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Calabresi, E. 1927. Anfibi e rettili raccolti nella Somalia dai Proff. G. Stefanini e N. Puccioni (Gennaio-Luglio 1924). Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 66(1): 14–60. BHL Reference page. 
• Lanza, B. 1978. On some new or interesting East African amphibians and reptiles. Monitore zoologico italiano. Supplemento 10(1): 229–297. DOI: 10.1080/03749444.1978.10736869
• Zimkus B.M. & Larson, J.G. 2011. Examination of the molecular relationships of sand frogs (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Tomopterna) and the resurrection of two species from the Horn of Africa. Zootaxa 2933(1): 27–45. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2933.1.2 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Blackburn, D.C. & Scali, S. 2014. An Annotated Catalog of the Type Specimens of Amphibia in the Collection of the Museo Civico Di Storia Naturale, Milan, Italy. Herpetological Monographs 28(1): 24–45. DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-13-00008 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2016. IUCN: Tomopterna elegans  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T21136102A21136105. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T21136102A21136105.en. Accessed on 22 March 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Elegant Sand Frog