Petropedetes

Petropedetes vulpiae

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: Petropedetidae
Genus: Petropedetes
Species (9): P. cameronensis – P. euskircheni – P. johnstoni – P. juliawurstnerae – P. newtoni – P. palmipes – P. parkeri – P. perreti – P. vulpiae

Name

Petropedetes Reichenow, 1874: 290 [conserved name]

• Type species: Petropedetes cameronensis Reichenow, 1874, by monotypy.
• Gender: masculine.
• Placed on the Official List of Generic Name by Opinion 1921 (1999: 96).

Synonyms

• Petropedites — O'Shaughnessy 1876: 84 [Incorrect subsequent spelling]
• Tympanoceros Bocage, 1895: 270

References

Primary references

• Reichenow, A. 1874. Eine Sammlung Lurche und Kriechthiere von Westafrika. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 40: 287–298.
• International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1999. Opinion 1921. Petropedetinae Noble, 1931, Cacosterninae Noble, 1931 and Phrynobatrachinae Laurent, 1941 (Amphibia, Anura): given precedence over Hemimantidae Hoffmann, 1878, and Phrynobatrachinae: not given precedence over Petropedetinae. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 56(1): 96–100. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Frost, D.R. 2021. Petropedetes. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1 (18 July 2022). Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001

Vernacular names

English: African Water Frogs