Breviceps carruthersi

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: Brevicipitidae
Genus: Breviceps
Species: Breviceps carruthersi

Name

• Breviceps carruthersi Du Preez, Netherlands & Minter, 2017: 202

Holotype: SAIAB 204591, adult ♂.

Type locality: “an open field covered by short, grassy and herbaceous vegetation on red, sandy, clay loam soil, adjacent to the playing fields of Hluhluwe Sports Club, Town of Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (S -28.02278°, E 32.27306°, elevation 88 m).”

References

Primary references

• Minter, L.R., Netherlands, E.C. & Du Preez, L.H. 2017. Uncovering a hidden diversity: two new species of Breviceps (Anura: Brevicipitidae) from northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Zootaxa 4300(2): 195–216. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4300.2.3. Full article (PDF) Reference page.