Breviceps gibbosus

Breviceps gibbosus

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: Brevicipitidae
Genus: Breviceps
Species: Breviceps gibbosus

Name

• Breviceps gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Type locality: "Exteris regionibus"
  • Holotype: NHRM
  • Original combination: Rana gibbosa
  • Bufo gibbosus — Laurenti, 1768
  • Buffo gibbosus — Lacépède, 1788
  • Breviceps gibbosus — Merrem, 1820
  • Bombinator gibbosus — Schlegel, 1826
  • Engystoma gibbosa — Fitzinger, 1826
  • Bufo (Breviceps) gibbosus — Cuvier, 1829
  • Systoma gibbosum — Wagler, 1830

Synonyms

• Engystoma dorsatum Cuvier, 1829
• Bufo (Breviceps) dorsatus — Cuvier, 1829

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 211. Reference page. 
• Merrem, 1820, Tent. Syst. Amph.: 178.
• 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 Breviceps gibbosus . Accessed on 17 May 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Breviceps gibbosus  (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 17 May 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Cape Rain Frog, South African Short-headed Frog