Lithobates catesbeianus

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: Ranidae
Genus: Lithobates
Species: Lithobates catesbeianus

Name

Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802)

Type locality: "South Carolina", USA.
Holotype: Specimen illustrated by Shaw, 1802, Gen. Zool., 3(1): 106, pl. 33.

Synonymy

Rana catesbeiana (protonym)
Rana pipiens Daudin, 1802
Rana taurina Cuvier, 1817
Rana mugiens Merrem, 1820
Rana scapularis Harlan, 1826
Rana conspersa LeConte, 1855
Rana (Rana) catesbeiana — Boulenger, 1920
Rana nantaiwuensis Hsü, 1930
Rana mugicus — Angel, 1947
Rana catesbyana — Smith, 1978
Rana (Rana) catesbeiana — Dubois, 1987
Rana (Aquarana) catesbeiana — Dubois, 1992
Rana (Novirana, Aquarana) catesbeiana — Hillis & Wilcox, 2005
Lithobates (Aquarana) catesbeianus — Dubois, 2006

References

Crother, B.I. (2012). Scientific and standard English names of amphibians and reptiles of North America north of Mexico, with comments regarding confidence in our understanding. 7th ed. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles: Herpetological Circular no. 39. 92pp. PDF
Dubois, A. 1992. Notes sur la classification des Ranidae (Amphibiens anoures). Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon 61(10): 305–352. PDF Reference page.
Frost, D.R., Grant, T., Faivovich, J., Bain, R.H., Haas, A., Haddad, C.F.B., de Sá, R.O., Channing, A., Wilkinson, M., Donnellan, S.C., Raxworthy, C.J., Campbell, J.A., Blotto, B.L., Moler, P., Drewes, R.C., Nussbaum, R.A., Lynch, J.D., Green, D.M., & Wheeler W.C. 2006. The Amphibian Tree OF Life. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Number 297, 370 pp., 71 figures, 5 tables, 7 appendices PDF
Hillis, D.M. & Wilcox, T.P. 2005. Phylogeny of the New World true frogs (Rana). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 34(2): 299–314. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.10.007 ; ResearchGate Reference page.
Hillis, D. M. (2007). Constraints in naming parts of the Tree of Life. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42: 331–338. PDF fulltext
Mata-López, R.; García-Prieto, L.; León-Règagnon, V. 2010: Helminths of the American bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802), from Pawnee Lake, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA with a checklist of its helminth parasites. Zootaxa, 2544: 1–53. Preview
Shaw, 1802, Gen. Zool., 3(1): 106.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Lithobates catesbeianus (Least Concern) Downloaded on 01 July 2008.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Жаба-бык
brezhoneg: Ran-darv Amerika
dansk: Amerikansk Oksefrø
Deutsch: Amerikanischer Ochsenfrosch
English: American Bullfrog
Esperanto: Taŭra rano
español: Rana toro americana
suomi: Härkäsammakko
français: Grenouille-taureau
magyar: Amerikai ökörbéka
italiano: Rana toro
日本語: ウシガエル
한국어: 황소개구리
монгол: Бух мэлхий
Nederlands: Brulkikker
norsk: Amerikansk oksefrosk
Diné bizaad: Chʼał nineezí
polski: Żaba rycząca
português: Rã-touro Americana
русский: Лягушка-бык
svenska: Oxgroda
ไทย: กบบูลฟร็อก
Türkçe: Öküz kurbağası
українська: Велика зелена жаба
中文: 美国牛蛙

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