Heleophryne purcelli

Heleophryne purcelli

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 Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Heleophrynidae
Genus: Heleophryne
Species: Heleophryne purcelli

Name

Heleophryne purcelli Sclater, 1898

Type locality: "Jonkers Hoek Valley near Stellenbosch", Cape Province, Rep. South Africa.

Holotype: SAM 1313.

Synonyms

• Heleophryne purcelli Sclater, 1898
• Heleophryne purcelli purcelli — FitzSimons, 1946
• Heleophryne purcelli depressa FitzSimons, 1946

References

• Sclater, 1898, Ann. S. Afr. Mus., 1: 111.
• FitzSimons, 1946, Ann. Transvaal Mus., 20: 369.
• 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 purcelli . Accessed on 30 May 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Heleophryne purcelli  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 30 May 2008.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Gespenstfrosch
English: Purcell's African Ghost Frog