Brachycephalus ephippium

Brachycephalus ephippium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brachycephaloidea

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 Superfamilia: Brachycephaloidea

Familia: Brachycephalidae
Genus: Brachycephalus
Species: Brachycephalus ephippium

Name

Brachycephalus ephippium (Spix, 1824)

Type locality: "provàvelmente região de Ilhéus", Bahia, Brazil.

Holotype: ZSM 1021/0.

Synonyms

• Bufo ephippium Spix, 1824
• Brachycephalus ephippium — Fitzinger, 1826
• Ephippipher spixii Cocteau, 1835
• Ephippipher aurantiacus Cocteau, 1835
• Brachycephalus aurantiacus — Girard, 1858
• Brachycephalus ephippium var. atelopoide Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920
• Brachycephalus ephippium var. garbeana Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920
• Brachycephalus ephippium var. bufonoides Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920

References

• Spix, 1824, Animal. Nova Spec. Nov. Test. Ran. Brasil.: 48.
• Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920, Rev. Mus. Paulista, São Paulo, 12: 314.
• 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 Brachycephalus ephippium . Accessed on 04 May 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Brachycephalus ephippium  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 04 May 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Spix's Saddleback Toad