Mertensophryne anotis

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: Bufonidae
Genus: Mertensophryne
Species: Mertensophryne anotis

Name

Mertensophryne anotis (Boulenger, 1907)

Type locality: "Chirinda Forest in S.E. Mashonaland", Zimbabwe.

Holotype: Syntypes - BM 1947.2.20.91-92 (formerly 1907.7.2.17-18).

Synonyms

• Bufo anotis Boulenger, 1907
• Stephopaedes anotis — Channing, 1979

References

• Boulenger, 1907, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 7, 20: 48.
• 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 Mertensophryne anotis . Accessed on 02 Apr 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Mertensophryne anotis  (Endangered) (as Stephopaedes anotis)

Vernacular names

English: Chirinda Toad; Mashonaland Toad