Interesting Facts
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Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- Gray, 1825
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Superorder:
Salientia
()
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Fischer von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
- Suborder:
Archeobatrachia
()
- Superfamily:
Pelobatoidea
()
- Bonaparte, 1850
- Family:
Megophryidae
()
- Bonaparte, 1850
- Genus:
Megophrys
()
- Kuhl and van Hasselt, 1822
- Specific name:
shapingensis
- Scientific name: - Megophrys shapingensis
- Specific name:
shapingensis
- Genus:
Megophrys
(
- Family:
Megophryidae
(
- Superfamily:
Pelobatoidea
(
- Suborder:
Archeobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Superorder:
Salientia
(
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Megophrys
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 8 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. kobayashii (Kobayashi's Horned Frog) · M. ligayae (Palawan Horned Frog) · M. minor (Binchuan Horned Toad) · M. montana (Horned Frog) · M. nankiangensis (Nankiang Horned Toad) · M. nasuta (Borneon Horned Frog) · M. omeimontis (Mount Omei Spadefoot Toad) · M. stejnegeri (Mindanao Horned Frog)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Amphibian species of the world: Additions and corrections / by William E. Duellman. Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1993. url p. 212, p. 214, p. 351.
- Asiatic herpetological research. 7 1997 Berkeley, Calif.: Asiatic Herpetological Research Society; c1990- url p. 96, p. 97.
- Catalogue of type specimens of reptiles and amphibians in Chicago Natural History Museum. 36 1958 [Chicago]Chicago Natural History Museum, 1958. url p. 438.
- Report on a collection of amphibians and reptiles from Sichuan, China / Robert F. Inger. .. [et al.] 58 1990 [Chicago]: Field Museum of Natural History, 1990. url p. 6.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5521833
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14834680
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1780281
