Pseudhymenochirus merlini

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: Pipidae
Genus: Pseudhymenochirus
Species: Pseudhymenochirus merlini

Name

Pseudhymenochirus merlini Chabanaud, 1920

Type locality: "Guinée Française: Dixine (près Conakry), ... capturé en pêchant au troubleau dans les trous qui abondent à quelque distance au N.-E. du village, entre la ligne du chemin de fer et la route de Conakry au Niger".

Holotype: MNHNP 1920.186.

Synonyms

• Pseudhymenochirus merlini Chabanaud, 1920
• Hymenochirus (Pseudhymenochirus) merlini — Lamotte, 1963
• Hymenochirus merlini — Sokol, 1977

References

• Chabanaud, 1920, Bull. Com. Études Hist. Scient. Afr. Occid. Franç., 1920: 494.
• Sokol, 1977, J. Morphol., 154: 357.
• 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 Pseudhymenochirus merlini . Accessed on 25 June 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Pseudhymenochirus merlini  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 25 June 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Merlin's Clawed Frog