Nannophrys ceylonensis

Nannophrys ceylonensis

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: Dicroglossidae
Subfamilia: Dicroglossinae
Genus: Nannophrys
Species: Nannophrys ceylonensis

Name

Nannophrys ceylonensis Günther, 1869

Type locality: "Ceylon [= Sri Lanka], probably from the southern parts".

Syntypes: BM 68.3.17.36-39.

Synonyms

• Nannophrys ceylonensis Günther, 1869
• Trachucephalus ceylanicus Ferguson, 1874
• Trachycephalus ceylanicus — Ferguson, 1875

References

• Günther, 1869 "1868", Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1868: 482.
• Ferguson, 1875, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 4, 15: 128.
• 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 Nannophrys ceylonensis . Accessed on 28 May 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Nannophrys ceylonensis  (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 28 May 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Ceylon Streamlined Frog