Lithobates sphenocephala sphenocephala

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 sphenocephala
Subspecies: Lithobates sphenocephala sphenocephala

Name

Lithobates sphenocephala sphenocephala Pace, 1974

Synonyms

• Rana utricularia sphenocephala — Pace, 1974
• Rana sphenocephala sphenocephala — Collins, 1997
• Lithobates (Lithobates) sphenocephalus sphenocephalus — Dubois, 2006
• Rana (Scurrilirana) sphenocephala sphenocephala — Hillis, 2007
• Lithobates sphenocephalus sphenocephalus — Frost, McDiarmid & Mendelson, 2008

References

• Pace, 1974, Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, 148: 22.
• Frost, McDiarmid, and Mendelson, 2008, in Crother (ed.), Herpetol. Circ. 37: 7.
• Hillis, D.M. & Wilcox, T.P. (2005): Phylogeny of the New World true frogs (Rana). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 34(2): 299–314. PDF fulltext
• Hillis, D. M. (2007) Constraints in naming parts of the Tree of Life. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42: 331–338. PDF fulltext

Vernacular names

English: Florida Leopard Frog