Scaphiophryne menabensis

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: Microhylidae
Subfamilia: Scaphiophryninae
Genus: Scaphiophryne
Species: Scaphiophryne menabensis

Name

Scaphiophryne menabensis Glos, Glaw, and Vences, 2005

Type locality: "western Madagascar, province of Toliara, district of Morandava, in the Kirindy Forest C.F.P.F. (forest pond CS5), 44° 39´ E, 20° 03´ S, 18-40 m elevation".

Holotype: ZSM 186.2003.

References

• Glos, Glaw, and Vences, 2005, Copeia, 2005: 253.
• 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 Scaphiophryne menabensis . Accessed on 21 June 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Scaphiophryne menabensis  (Data Deficient) Downloaded on 21 June 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Toliara Rain Frog