Melanophryniscus moreirae

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: Bufonidae
Genus: Melanophryniscus
Species: Melanophryniscus moreirae

Name

Melanophryniscus moreirae (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)

Type locality: "Parque Nacional de Itatiaia . . . . planalto do Itatiaia a cerca de 2.400 metros de altitude" by Bokermann, 1966, Lista Anot. Local. Tipo Anf. Brasil.

Holotype: MNRJ 500 and MZUSP 718.

Synonyms

• Atelopus moreirae Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920
• Dendrophryniscus moreirae — Ahl, 1938
• Atelopus moreirae massarti Cochran, 1948
• Atelopus moreirae moreirae — Cochran, 1948
• Phryniscus stelzneri moreirae — Barth, 1957

References

• Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920, Rev. Mus. Paulista, São Paulo, 12: 307.
• 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 Melanophryniscus moreirae . Accessed on 02 Apr 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Melanophryniscus moreirae  (Near Threatened)

Vernacular names

English: Maldonado Redbelly Toad