Aubria
"Fishing frog" redirects here. For the grotesque fish, see Fishing-frog.
| Aubria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyxicephalinae |
| Genus: | Aubria Boulenger, 1917 |
| Type species | |
| Rana subsigillata Duméril, 1856 | |
Aubria is a small genus of frogs, with two (possibly three[1]) known species. All members of this genus are found in West Africa. Their common name is ball frogs or fishing frogs.[2]
Etymology
The genus name Aubria is in honour of Charles Eugène Aubry-Lecomte, a French colonial administrator and an amateur naturalist.[3]
Species
There are two recognized species:[2]
- Aubria masako (Ohler & Kazadi, 1990) - Masako fishing frog
- Aubria subsigillata (Duméril, 1856) - brown ball frog
The status of Aubria occidentalis is disputed; following the Amphibian Species of the World[4] it is here treated as a synonym of Aubria subsigillata.
References
- ↑ "Pyxicephalidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Aubria Boulenger, 1917". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ↑ Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Aubria subsigillata (Duméril, 1856)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
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