Ptychadena upembae

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 upembae

Name

Ptychadena upembae (Schmidt & Inger, 1959)

Type locality: "Kaswabilenga, Parc National de l'Upemba, Province Katanga [=Shaba], Belgian Congo [=Dem. Rep. Congo]".

Holotype: MRAC 1228.

Synonyms

• Rana (Ptychadena) upembae Schmidt & Inger, 1959
• Ptychadena upembae — Poynton, 1964
• Ptychadena upembae machadoi Laurent, 1964
• Ptychadena upembae upembae — Laurent, 1964
• Rana (Ptychadena) upembae upembae — Dubois, 1981
• Rana (Ptychadena) upembae machadoi — Dubois, 1981
• Ptychadena (Ptychadena) upembae — Dubois, 1992

References

• Schmidt and Inger, 1959, Explor. Parc Natl. Upemba, Miss. G.F. de Witte, 56: 111.
• 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 upembae . Accessed on 26 June 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Ptychadena upembae  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 26 June 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Upemba Grassland Frog