Ptychadena mascareniensis

Ptychadena mascareniensis

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: Ptychadenidae
Genus: Ptychadena
Species: Ptychadena mascareniensis

Name

Ptychadena mascareniensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)

Type locality: "Island of Réunion, Mascarene Islands (Indian Ocean)".

Holotype: MNHNP 4379 to 4381, MCZ 1044, USNM 10975.

Synonyms

• Rana mascareniensis Duméril & Bibron, 1841
• Rana nilotica Seetzen, 1855
• Rana savignyi Jan, 1857
• Rana idae Steindachner, 1864
• Rana nigrescens Steindachner, 1864
• Rana spinidactyla Cope, 1865
• Hyperolius idae — Boettger, 1879
• Hyperolius nigrescens — Boettger, 1879
• Rana marchei Rochebrune, 1885
• Rana venusta Werner, 1908
• Rana mascariensis — Meek, 1910
• Rana (Ptychadena) mascareniensis — Boulenger, 1918
• Rana mascareniensis venusta — Loveridge, 1933
• Ptychadena mascareniensis — Deckert, 1938
• Ptychadena bibroni — Laurent, 1950
• Rana (Ptychadena) mascareniensis mascareniensis — De Witte, 1952
• Rana (Ptychadena) mascareniensis venusta — Perret & Mertens, 1957
• Ptychadena mascareniensis mascareniensis — Poynton, 1964
• Ptychadena (Ptychadena) mascareniensis — Dubois, 1992

References

• Duméril and Bibron, 1841, Erp. Gen., 8: 350.
• Dubois, 1992, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon, 61: 316.
• 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 Ptychadena mascareniensis . Accessed on 26 June 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Ptychadena mascareniensis  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 26 June 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Mascarene Grassland Frog