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Spea multiplicata (New Mexico spadefoot toad)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Pelobatidae

Taxonomy
Scaphiopus multiplicatus was named by Cope (1863). It is extant.

It was recombined as Spea multiplicata by Cope (1875) and Henrici (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Scaphiopus multiplicatus Cope
1875Spea multiplicata Cope p. 31
2009Spea multiplicata Henrici p. 280

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
superfamilyPelobatoideaLaurent 1979
familyPelobatidaeLataste 1879
genusSpeaCope 1866
speciesmultiplicata(Cope 1863)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Spea multiplicata Cope 1863 [New Mexico spadefoot toad]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available