Leptopelis bocagii

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: Arthroleptidae
Subfamilia: Leptopelinae
Genus: Leptopelis
Species: Leptopelis bocagii

Name

Leptopelis bocagii (Günther, 1865)

Type locality: "Duque de Bragance (= Bragança)", Angola.

Holotype: A "unique specimen" according to the original publication although Perret, 1976, Arq. Mus. Bocage, Ser. 2, 6: 23, suggested that MBL T.15-232 might by syntypes (these destroyed by 1978 fire); two specimens received from MBL in BM may be types..

Synonyms

• Cystignathus bocagii Günther, 1865
• Hylambates bocagii — Boulenger, 1882
• Hylambates angolensis Bocage, 1893
• Leptopelis bocagii var. leucopunctata Ferreira, 1906
• Hylambates brevipalmatus Ahl, 1930
• Leptopelis angolensis — Ahl, 1931
• Leptopelis bocagei bocagei — Mertens, 1937
• Leptopelis bocagei haasi Mertens, 1937

References

• Günther, 1865 "1864", Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1864: 481.
• 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 Leptopelis bocagii . Accessed on 20 Mar 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Leptopelis bocagii  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Bocage's Tree Frog