Hyperolius argus

Hyperolius argus

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: Hyperoliidae
Genus: Hyperolius
Species: Hyperolius argus

Name

Hyperolius argus Peters, 1854

Type locality: "Boror", Mozambique.

Holotype: ZMB 4807 (2 specimens), lost.

Synonyms

• Hyperolius argus Peters, 1854
• Hyperolius flavoviridis Peters, 1854
• Hyperolius cinctiventris Cope, 1862
• Rappia argus — Günther, 1869
• Rappia cinctiventris — Boulenger, 1882
• Hyperolius argus — Peters, 1882
• Rappia flavoviridis — Boulenger, 1883
• Rappia platycephalus Pfeffer, 1893
• Rappia flavoviridis — Pfeffer, 1893
• Rappia tettensis — Tornier, 1896
• Rappia flaviviridis — Tornier, 1896
• Rappia platycephala — Tornier, 1896
• Hyperolius flavoviridis — Noble, 1924
• Hyperolius cinctiventris — Noble, 1924
• Hyperolius platycephalus — Noble, 1924
• Hyperolius ahli Loveridge, 1936
• Hyperolius argus argus — Laurent, 1951
• Hyperolius argus ahli — Loveridge, 1957
• Hyperolius böckii Koesen, 1968

References

• Peters, 1854, Monatsber. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1854: 628.
• Loveridge, 1957, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 117: 331.
• 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 Hyperolius argus . Accessed on 31 May 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Hyperolius argus  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 31 May 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Boror Reed Frog