Heleophryne orientalis

Heleophryne orientalis

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: Heleophrynidae
Genus: Heleophryne
Species: Heleophryne orientalis

Name

Heleophryne orientalis FitzSimons, 1946

Type locality: "Grootvaders-bosch, a forestry station on southern slopes of the Langebergen, between Swellendam and Heidelberg, southern Cape Province", Rep. South Africa.

Holotype: TMP 19918.

Synonyms

• Heleophryne purcelli orientalis FitzSimons, 1946
• Heleophryne orientalis — Channing, 2001

References

• FitzSimons, 1946, Ann. Transvaal Mus., 20: 371.
• Channing, 2001, Amph. Cent. S. Afr.: 111.
• 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 Heleophryne orientalis . Accessed on 30 May 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Heleophryne orientalis  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 30 May 2008.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Östlicher Gespenstfrosch
English: Eastern Ghost Frog