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Hymenochirus boettgeri (Zaire dwarf clawed frog)

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Pipidae

Taxonomy
Hymenochirus boettgeri was named by Tornier (1896). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Hymenochirus boettgeri Tornier
1996Hymenochirus boettgeri Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
RankNameAuthor
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
suborderAnura()
—XenoanuraSavage 1973
—PipimorphaFord and Cannatella 1993
familyPipidaeGray 1825
subfamilyPipinaeGray 1825
tribeHymenochiriniBolkay 1919
genusHymenochirusBoulenger 1896
speciesboettgeriTornier 1896

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.

Hymenochirus boettgeri Tornier 1896 [Zaire dwarf clawed 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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available