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: Brachycephalidae
Genus: Brachycephalus
Species: Brachycephalus ephippium
Name
Brachycephalus ephippium (Spix, 1824)
Type locality: "provàvelmente região de Ilhéus", Bahia, Brazil.
Holotype: ZSM 1021/0.
Synonyms
* Bufo ephippium Spix, 1824
* Brachycephalus ephippium — Fitzinger, 1826
* Ephippipher spixii Cocteau, 1835
* Ephippipher aurantiacus Cocteau, 1835
* Brachycephalus aurantiacus — Girard, 1858
* Brachycephalus ephippium var. atelopoide Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920
* Brachycephalus ephippium var. garbeana Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920
* Brachycephalus ephippium var. bufonoides Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920
References
* Spix, 1824, Animal. Nova Spec. Nov. Test. Ran. Brasil.: 48.
* Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920, Rev. Mus. Paulista, São Paulo, 12: 314.
* Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Brachycephalus ephippium . Accessed on 04 May 2008.
* 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Brachycephalus ephippium (Least Concern) Downloaded on 04 May 2008.
Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Spix's Saddleback Toad
