Sphaerotheca (frog)
For other uses, see Sphaerotheca.
| Sphaerotheca | |
|---|---|
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| Sphaerotheca breviceps | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Subfamily: | Dicroglossinae |
| Genus: | Sphaerotheca Günther, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Sphaerotheca strigata Günther, 1859 "1858" | |
Sphaerotheca is a genus of true frogs. They can be found in South Asia. Molecular data suggest that they are closely related Fejervarya, perhaps as a monophyletic group within a paraphyletic Fejervarya.[1]
Species
As of 2014, the Amphibian Species of the World recognizes five species:[1]
- Sphaerotheca breviceps (Schneider, 1799)
- Sphaerotheca dobsoni (Boulenger, 1882)
- Sphaerotheca leucorhynchus (Rao, 1937)
- Sphaerotheca rolandae (Dubois, 1983)
- Sphaerotheca strachani (Murray, 1884)
Some sources, in particular the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the AmphibiaWeb,[2] include also the following two species that the Amphibian Species of the World considers synonyms of Sphaerotheca breviceps:[3]
- Sphaerotheca maskeyi (Schleich & Anders, 1998)
- Sphaerotheca swani (Myers et Leviton in Leviton, Myers & Swan, 1956)
References
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Sphaerotheca Günther, 1859". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ "Sphaerotheca". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Sphaerotheca breviceps (Schneider, 1799)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
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