Poyntonophrynus vertebralis

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: Poyntonophrynus
Species: Poyntonophrynus vertebralis

Name

Poyntonophrynus vertebralis (Smith, 1848)

Type locality: "Cape of Good Hope", South Africa.

Holotype: Syntypes - BM 1947.2.20.96-99, 1947.2.21.1-2 (formerly 58.11.25.11).

Synonyms

• Bufo vertebralis Smith, 1848
• Bufo vertebralis vertebralis — Poynton, 1964

References

• Smith, 1848, Ill. Zool. S. Afr., 3(Part 27): pl. 68, fig. 2 and 2a.
• 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 Poyntonophrynus vertebralis . Accessed on 07 Apr 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Poyntonophrynus vertebralis  (Least Concern) (as Bufo vertebralis)

Vernacular names

English: Pygmy Toad; African Dwarf Toad