Tomopterna natalensis

Tomopterna natalensis

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 natalensis

Name

Tomopterna natalensis (Smith, 1849)

Type locality: "the country to the eastward of the Cape Colony, more particularly the districts in the neighbourhood of Port Natal", Rep. South Africa.

Holotype: Not stated.

Synonyms

• Pyxicephalus natalensis Smith, 1849
• Tomopterna natalensis — Günther, 1859
• Rana natalensis — Boulenger, 1882
• Pyxicephalus pondoensis Power, 1935
• Rana (Pyxicephalus) natalensis — Inger, 1959
• Tomopterna natalensis — Van Dijk, 1966
• Rana (Tomopterna) natalensis — Dubois, 1981
• Tomopterna (Tomopterna) natalensis — Dubois, 1987

References

• Smith, 1849, Ill. Zool. S. Afr., 3(Appendix): 23.
• Dubois, 1987 "1986", Alytes, 5: 57.
• 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 Tomopterna natalensis . Accessed on 27 June 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Tomopterna natalensis  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 27 June 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Natal Sand Frog