Scaphiopus couchii

Scaphiopus couchii

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: Scaphiopodidae
Genus: Scaphiopus
Species: Scaphiopus couchii

Name

Scaphiopus couchii Baird, 1854

Type locality: "Coahuila and Tamaulipas", Mexico.

Syntypes: USNM 3713-15, lost.

Synonyms

• Scaphiopus couchii Baird, 1854
• Scaphiopus varius Cope, 1863
• Scaphiopus rectifrenis Cope, 1863
• Scaphiopus couchii varius — Cope, 1867
• Scaphiopus varius varius — Cope, 1875
• Scaphiopus varius rectifrenis — Cope, 1875
• Scaphiopus couchii — Boulenger, 1882
• Scaphiopus rectifrenis — Boulenger, 1882
• Spea laticeps Cope, 1893
• Scaphiopus laticeps — Nieden, 1923
• Scaphiopus (Scaphiopus) couchii — Tanner, 1939
• Scaphiopus couchii couchii — Smith & Sanders, 1952
• Scaphiopus couchii rectifrenis — Smith & Sanders, 1952

References

• Baird, 1854, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 7: 62.
• Tanner, 1939, Great Basin Nat., 1: 6.
• 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 Scaphiopus couchii . Accessed on 13 July 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Scaphiopus couchii  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 13 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Couch's Spadefoot Toad