Aubria

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Subordo: Neobatrachia
Familia: Pyxicephalidae
Subfamilia: Pyxicephalinae
Genus: Aubria
Species: A. masako - A. subsigillata

Name

Aubria Boulenger, 1917

Type species: Rana subsigillata Duméril, 1856

Synonyms

* Aubria Boulenger, 1917
* Aubrya — Schiøtz, 1964

References

* Boulenger, 1917, C. R. Seances Soc. Biol., Paris, 165: 988.
* Laurent, 1953, Bull. Cercle Zool. Congolais, 21: 27
* Amphibian Species of the World 5.1 Aubria access date 27 June 2008

Vernacular names
English: Ball Frogs

Aubria is a small genus of frogs, with two (possibly three[1]) known species. All members of this genus are found in West Africa. Their common name is ball frogs or fishing frogs.[2]

Etymology

The genus name Aubria is in honour of Charles Eugène Aubry-Lecomte, a French colonial administrator and amateur naturalist.[3]

Species

The recognized species are:[2]

Aubria masako (Ohler & Kazadi, 1990) - Masako fishing frog
Aubria subsigillata (Duméril, 1856) - brown ball frog

The status of A. occidentalis is disputed; following the Amphibian Species of the World[4] it is here treated as a synonym of A. subsigillata.

References

"Pyxicephalidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Aubria Boulenger, 1917". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.
Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Aubria subsigillata (Duméril, 1856)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 May 2014.