Lynchius megacephalus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brachycephaloidea

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 Superfamilia: Brachycephaloidea

Familia: Strabomantidae
Subfamilia: Pristimantinae
Genus: Lynchius
Species: Lynchius megacephalus

Name

• Lynchius megacephalus Sánchez-Nivicela, Urgilés, Navarrete, Yánez-Muñoz & Ron, 2019: 5

Holotype: MZUA.AN.0633, adult ♀, collected by Christian Nieves and Danny Villalta in September 2013.

Type locality: “at the Ecological Conservation Area Tinajillas-Río Gualaceño (3.011677° S, 78.614464° W [WGS84], elevation: 2770 m), Morona Santiago province, Ecuador”.

References

Primary references

• Sánchez-Nivicela, J.C., Urgiles, V.L., Navarrete, M.J., Yánez-Muñoz, M.H. & Ron, S. 2019. A bizarre new species of Lynchius (Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae) from the Andes of Ecuador and first report of Lynchius parkeri in Ecuador. Zootaxa 4567(1): 1–24. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.1. Reference page.