Strongylopus

Strongylopus fasciatus

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: Pyxicephalidae
Subfamilia: Cacosterninae
Genus:
Species (6): S. bonaespei – S. fasciatus – S. grayii – S. merumontanus – S. rhodesianus – S. wageri

Name

Strongylopus Tschudi, 1838: 38 [conserved name]

  • Type species: Rana fasciata Smith, 1849, by subsequent designation of Opinion 1920 (1999: 94).
  • Gender: masculine.
  • Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 1920 (1999: 94).

References

Primary references

  • Tschudi, J. J. von. 1838. Classification der Batrachier mit Berücksichtigung der fossilen Thiere dieser Abtheilung der Reptilien. Petitpierre: Neuchâtel. 99 pp. BHL Reference page. 
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1999. Opinion 1920. Strongylopus Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia, Anura): Rana fasciata Smith 1849 designated as the type species. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 56(1): 94–95. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • English: Stream Frogs