Microkayla melanocheira

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brachycephaloidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Batrachomorpha
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Superordo: Batrachia
Cladus: Salientia
Ordo: Anura
Superfamilia: Brachycephaloidea

Familia: Craugastoridae
Subfamilia: Holoadeninae
Genus: Microkayla
Species:

Name

Microkayla melanocheira (De la Riva, Ríos & Aparicio, 2016)

  • Holotype: CBF 5789, adult ♀, collected by J. Aparicio and J.N. Ríos on 28 November 2001.
  • Type locality: “Valle de Cargatero, Province Franz Tamayo, Department La Paz, Bolivia, 14°54’5.9’’ S, 68°58’34.5’’ W, 3,664 m”.

Combinations

  • Psychrophrynella melanocheira De la Riva, Ríos & Aparicio in De la Riva & Aparicio, 2016: 288 [original combination]

References

Primary references

  • De la Riva, I. & Aparicio, J. 2016. Three new Bolivian species of Psychrophrynella (Anura: Craugastoridae), and comments on the amphibian fauna of the Cordillera de Apolobamba. Salamandra 52(4): 283–292. PDF Reference page.