Gastrotheca megacephala

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: Amphignathodontidae
Genus: Gastrotheca
Species: Gastrotheca megacephala

Name

Gastrotheca megacephala Izecksohn, Carvalho-e-Silva & Peixoto, 2009

Type locality: Lagoa do Milho, Guarapari, Espírito Santo, BRAZIL.

Etymology: The name is made in allusion to the large (mega) head (cephala).

References

• Izecksohn, E., S.P. Carvalho-e-Silva & O.L. Peixoto, 2009: Sobre Gastrotheca fissipes (Boulenger, 1888), com a descricão de uma nova espécie (Amphibia, Anura, Amphignathodontidae). Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, 67: 81–91.