Amolops afghanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Ranidae
Genus: Amolops
Species: Amolops afghanus

Name

Amolops afghanus (Günther, 1858)

• Lectotype: BMNH 1947.2.27.93, adult ♀, collected by W. Griffith. [designated by Dever, Fuiten, Konu & Wilkinson (2012: 67)]
• Type locality: “Afghanistan” (in error).

Combinations

• Polypedates afghana Günther, 1858: 325 [original combination]
• Amolops afghanus — Cope, 1865: 117 [subsequent combination]
• Rana afghana — Boulenger, 1882: 69 [subsequent combination]
• Rana (Polypedates) afghana — Boulenger in Mason, 1882: 499 [subsequent combination]
• Staurois afghanus — Pope & Boring, 1940: 47 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1858. Neue Batrachier in der Sammlung des Britischen Museums. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 24(1): 316–328. BHL Reference page. 
• Cope, E.D. 1865. Sketch of the primary groups of Batrachia s. Salientia. Natural History Review. New Series 5: 97–120.
• Dever, J.A., Fuiten, A.M., Konu, Ö. & Wilkinson, J.A. 2012. Cryptic Torrent Frogs of Myanmar: An Examination of the Amolops marmoratus Species Complex with the Resurrection of Amolops afghanus and the Identification of a New Species. Copeia 2012(1): 57–76. DOI: 10.1643/CH-10-180 Reference page.