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Bufo obstetricans (midwife frog)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Bufonidae

Taxonomy
Bufo obstetricans was named by Laurenti (1768). It is extant.

It was recombined as Alytes obstetricans by Wagler (1830) and Sanchiz (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1768Bufo obstetricans Laurenti
1830Alytes obstetricans Wagler
1998Alytes obstetricans Sanchiz

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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()
Neobatrachia(Reig 1958)
familyBufonidaeGray 1825
genusBufoLaurenti 1768
speciesobstetricans

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.

Bufo obstetricans Laurenti 1768 [midwife frog]
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available