Sclerophrys mauritanica

Taxonavigation

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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: Bufonidae
Genus: Sclerophrys
Species: Sclerophrys mauritanica

Name

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Sclerophrys mauritanica (Schlegel, 1841: 143)

  • Lectotype: RMNH 2122.
  • Type locality: " ... in den Umgebungen der Stadt Algier ... Sümpfen der Ebene Metidscha; ... Bona", Algeria.

Synonyms

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  • Bufo pantherinus Tschudi, 1838
  • "Bufo" mauritanicus — Frost (et al.), 2006
  • Amietophrynus mauritanicus — Van Bocxlaer, Biju, Loader, and Bossuyt, 2009 [syn. Ohler & Dubois, 2016]

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Beukema, W. & Crochet, P.-A. 2014. Nomenclature, lectotype designation and type locality restriction for Amietophrynus mauritanicus (Schlegel, 1841) (Anura, Bufonidae). Zootaxa 3754(4): 498–500. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3754.4.11   Reference page
  • Van Bocxlaer, I., S.D. Biju, S.P. Loader & F. Bossuyt. 2009: Toad radiation reveals into-India dispersal as a source of endemism in the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 9(e131): 1–10.
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Vernacular names

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English: Berber Toad