Hemisus wittei

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: Hemisotidae
Genus: Hemisus
Species: Hemisus wittei

Name

Hemisus wittei Laurent, 1963

Type locality: "Mabwe, Katanga [= Shaba], southeastern Congo [=Dem. Rep. Congo]".

Holotype: MRAC 100840.

Synonyms

• Hemisus wittei Laurent, 1963
• Kassinula wittei — Frank & Ramus, 1995

References

• Laurent, 1963, Copeia, 1963: 397.
• Frank, N. & Ramus, E. 1995. Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of the World. Pottsville, Pennsylvania: N. G. Publishing Inc. 377 pp. Reference page. : 51.
• 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 Hemisus wittei . Accessed on 30 May 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Hemisus wittei  (Data Deficient) Downloaded on 30 May 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Wittes Shovelnose Frog