Microhyla pulchra

Microhyla pulchra

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: Microhylidae
Subfamilia: Microhylinae
Genus: Microhyla
Species: Microhyla pulchra

Name

Microhyla pulchra (Hallowell, 1861)

Type locality: "Hong-Kong, China. Common in the brackish water marshes between Hong-Kong and Whampoa [=Huang-Pu]", Guangdong, China.

Holotype: USNM or ANSP ?

Synonyms

• Engystoma pulchrum Hallowell, 1861
• Scaptophryne labyrinthica Fitzinger, 1861
• Diplopelma pulchrum — Günther, 1864
• Ranina symetrica David, 1872
• Microhyla pulchra — Boulenger, 1882
• Microhyla hainanensis Barbour, 1908
• Microhyla melli Vogt, 1914
• Microhyla (Diplopelma) pulchrum — Bourret, 1927
• Microhyla major Ahl, 1930
• Microhyla (Diplopelma) pulchra — Dubois, 1987

References

• Hallowell, 1861 "1860", Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 12: 506.
• Dubois, 1987, Alytes, 6: 4.
• 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 Microhyla pulchra . Accessed on 18 June 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Microhyla pulchra  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 18 June 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Guangdong Rice Frog