Notaden melanoscaphus

Notaden melanoscaphus

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: Limnodynastidae
Genus: Notaden
Species: Notaden melanoscaphus

Name

Notaden melanoscaphus Hosmer, 1962: 2

• Holotype: NMV D10144 (formerly AMNH 67161), subadult ♂, collected by W. Hosmer on 26 April 1960.
• Type locality: “Borroloola, latitude 16°15′ S, longitude 136°20′ E, Northern Territory, Australia”.

References

Primary references

• Hosmer, W. 1962. A new leptodactylid frog of the genus Notaden from Northern Australia. American Museum Novitates 2077: 1–8. hdl: 2246/3450

Links

• Hero, J.-M., Horner, P. & Roberts, D. 2004. IUCN: Notaden melanoscaphus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T41183A10409560. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41183A10409560.en. Accessed on 11 August 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Northern Spadefoot Toad

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