Atympanophrys gigantica

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: Megophryidae
Subfamilia: Megophryinae
Genus: Atympanophrys
Species: Atympanophrys gigantica

Name

Atympanophrys gigantica (Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960)

• Holotype: CIB 581539.
• Type locality: “Hsin-ming-hsian of Chingtung, Yunnan, 2,120 m. altitude”, China.

Combinations

• Megophrys giganticus Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960
• Megophrys (Megophrys) gigantica — Dubois, 1980
• Atympanophrys gigantica — Rao & Yang, 1997
• Xenophrys gigantica — Delorme, Dubois, Grosjean & Ohler, 2006

References

• Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960, Acta Zool. Sinica, 12: 172.
• Delorme, Dubois, Grosjean, and Ohler, 2006, Alytes, 24: 18.
• 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 Atympanophrys gigantica . Accessed on 11 June 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Atympanophrys gigantica  (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 11 June 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Giant Spadefoot Toad