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Discoglossus pictus

Discoglossus pictus (Source)

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: Archaeobatrachia
Familia: Alytidae
Genus: Discoglossus
Species: Discoglossus pictus

Name

Discoglossus pictus Otth, 1837

Type locality: "Sicilien und Spanien, wahrscheinlich auch Unter-Italien".

Holotype: MZUT (2 specimens).

Synonyms

* Discoglossus pictus Otth, 1837
* Pseudis picta — Bonaparte, 1840
* Rana picta — Schlegel, 1841
* Pseudes pictus — Leunis, 1844
* Colodactylus coerulescens Tschudi, 1845
* Discoglossus pictus var. picta — Günther, 1859
* Discoglossus algirus Lataste, 1879
* Discoglossus pictus — Boulenger, 1882
* Colodactylus caerulescens — Boulenger, 1882
* Discoglossus pictus var. vittata Camerano, 1884
* Discoglossus pictus var. ocellata Camerano, 1884
* Discoglossus pictus var. pictus — Camerano, 1884
* Discoglossus auritus Herón-Royer, 1888
* Discoglossus pictus auritus — Lanza, Nascetti, Capula & Bullini, 1986

References

* Otth, 1837, Neue Denkschr. Allg. Schweiz. Ges. Naturwiss., 1: 6.
* Lanza, Nascetti, Capula, and Bullini, 1986, Bull. Soc. Herpetol. France, 40: 16.
* 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. Discoglossus pictus . Accessed on 13 July 2008.
* 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Discoglossus pictus (Least Concern) Downloaded on 13 July 2008.

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Painted Frog

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