Pseudis

Pseudis paradoxa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura 

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

Familia: Hylidae
Genus:
Species (11): P. bolbodactyla – P. boliviana – P. caraya – P. cardosoi – P. fusca – P. laevis – P. limellum – P. minuta – P. paradoxa – P. platensis – P. tocantins

Name

Type species: Rana paradoxa Linnaeus, 1758, by monotypy.

Synonyms

  • PseudesLeunis, 1860: 148 [incorrect subsequent spelling]
  • Podonectes Steindachner, 1864: 262

Type species: Podonectes palmatus Fitzinger, 1864, by monotypy

  • Batrachychthys Pizarro, 1876: 34

Type species: Not designated.

  • Batrachychthis Pizarro, 1876: 31
  • BatrachichthysBoulenger, 1882: 185 [incorrect subsequent spelling]

References

Primary references

  • Wagler, J. 1830. Natürliches System der Amphibien, mit vorangehender Classification der Säugthiere und Vogel. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. J. G. Cotta: München, Stuttgart and Tübingen.

Additional references

  • Garda, A.A., Santana, D.J. & São Pedro, V.de A. 2010. Taxonomic characterization of paradoxical frogs (Anura, Hylidae, Pseudae): geographic distribution, external morphology, and morphometry. Zootaxa 2666: 1–28. Preview.

Vernacular names

  • English: Swimming Frogs
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