Tomopterna krugerensis

Tomopterna krugerensis

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: Pyxicephalidae
Subfamilia: Cacosterninae
Genus: Tomopterna
Species: Tomopterna krugerensis

Name

Tomopterna krugerensis Passmore & Carruthers, 1975: 32

• Holotype: TM 44670, adult ♂, collected by N.I. Passmore and V.C. Carruthers on 23 October 1973.
• Type locality: “Machayipan, Kruger National Park, Republic of South Africa”.

Combinations

• Tomopterna krugerensis Passmore & Carruthers, 1975: 32 [original combination]
• Rana (Tomopterna) krugerensis — Dubois, 1981: 233 [subsequent combination, by implication]
• Tomopterna (Tomopterna) krugerensis — Dubois, 1987: 56 [subsequent combination]
• Tomopterna krugerensis — Vences, Glaw, Kosuch, Das & Veith, 2000: 232 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Passmore, N.I. & Carruthers, V.C. 1975. A new species of Tomopterna (Anura: Ranidae) from the Kruger National Park, with notes on related species. Koedoe 18(1): 31–50. DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v18i1.913 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2013. IUCN: Tomopterna krugerensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T58777A3073960. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58777A3073960.en. Accessed on 27 July 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Knocking Sand Frog

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