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Rana catesbeiana (American bullfrog)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Ranidae

Taxonomy
Rana catesbeiana was named by Shaw (1802). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Rana catesbeiana Shaw
1965Rana catesbeiana Lynch p. 74
1990Rana catesbeiana Holman et al. p. 524

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
—Neobatrachia(Reig 1958)
superfamilyRanoideaRafinesque 1814
familyRanidaeRafinesque 1814
genusRanaLinnaeus 1758
speciescatesbeianaShaw 1802

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.

Rana catesbeiana Shaw 1802 [American bullfrog]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available