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Leptodactylus  Fitzinger, 1826
Taxonomic Serial No.: 173576

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Vanzolinius Heyer, 1974
  
    Cystignathus Wagler, 1830
  
    Gnathophysa Fitzinger, 1843
  
    Sibilatrix Fitzinger, 1843
  
    Plectromantis Peters, 1862
  
    Entomoglossus Peters, 1870
  
    Pachypus Lutz, 1930
  
    Cavicola Lutz, 1930
  
    Parvulus Lutz, 1930
  
  Common Name(s): Foam-nest Frogs [English]
  
    White-lipped Frogs [English]
  
    Neotropical Grass Frogs [English]
  
    Thin-toed Frogs [English]
  
    Neotropical glass frogs [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2019   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAmphibia  – amphibiens, anfíbio, Amphibians  
                         OrderAnura  – Frogs, perereca, rã, sapo, crapauds, grenouilles, Toads  
                            FamilyLeptodactylidae Werner, 1896 – Leptodactylids, Neotropical Frogs, grenouilles néotropicales, Leptodactylid Frogs  
                               SubfamilyLeptodactylinae Werner, 1896  
                                  GenusLeptodactylus Fitzinger, 1826 – Foam-nest Frogs, White-lipped Frogs, Neotropical Grass Frogs, Thin-toed Frogs, Neotropical glass frogs  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Species Leptodactylus albilabris (Günther, 1859) – Caribbean White-lipped Frog 
                                     Species Leptodactylus bolivianus Boulenger, 1898  
                                     Species Leptodactylus bufonius Boulenger, 1894  
                                     Species Leptodactylus caatingae Heyer and Juncá, 2003  
                                     Species Leptodactylus camaquara Sazima and Bokermann, 1978  
                                     Species Leptodactylus chaquensis Cei, 1950  
                                     Species Leptodactylus colombiensis Heyer, 1994  
                                     Species Leptodactylus cunicularius Sazima and Bokermann, 1978  
                                     Species Leptodactylus cupreus Caramaschi, Feio and São Pedro, 2008  
                                     Species Leptodactylus didymus Heyer, García-Lopez and Cardoso, 1996  
                                     Species Leptodactylus diedrus Heyer, 1994  
                                     Species Leptodactylus discodactylus Boulenger, 1884  
                                     Species Leptodactylus elenae Heyer, 1978  
                                     Species Leptodactylus fallax Müller, 1926  
                                     Species Leptodactylus flavopictus Lutz, 1926  
                                     Species Leptodactylus fragilis (Brocchi, 1877) – White-lipped Frog, Mexican White-lipped Frog 
                                     Species Leptodactylus furnarius Sazima and Bokermann, 1978  
                                     Species Leptodactylus fuscus (Schneider, 1799) – Bottle and Spoon Frog, Rufous Frog 
                                     Species Leptodactylus gracilis (Duméril and Bibron, 1840)  
                                     Species Leptodactylus griseigularis (Henle, 1981)  
                                     Species Leptodactylus guianensis Heyer and de Sá, 2011  
                                     Species Leptodactylus hylodes (Reinhardt and Lütken, 1862)  
                                     Species Leptodactylus insularum Barbour, 1906  
                                     Species Leptodactylus jolyi Sazima and Bokermann, 1978  
                                     Species Leptodactylus knudseni Heyer, 1972  
                                     Species Leptodactylus labrosus Jiménez de la Espada, 1875  
                                     Species Leptodactylus labyrinthicus (Spix, 1824)  
                                     Species Leptodactylus laticeps Boulenger, 1918  
                                     Species Leptodactylus latinasus Jiménez de la Espada, 1875  
                                     Species Leptodactylus latrans (Steffen, 1815)  
                                     Species Leptodactylus lauramiriamae Heyer and Crombie, 2005  
                                     Species Leptodactylus leptodactyloides (Andersson, 1945)  
                                     Species Leptodactylus lithonaetes Heyer, 1995  
                                     Species Leptodactylus longirostris Boulenger, 1882  
                                     Species Leptodactylus macrosternum Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926  
                                     Species Leptodactylus magistris Mijares-Urrutia, 1997  
                                     Species Leptodactylus marambaiae Izecksohn, 1976  
                                     Species Leptodactylus melanonotus (Hallowell, 1861) – Rana-nidificadora de sabinal 
                                     Species Leptodactylus myersi Heyer, 1995  
                                     Species Leptodactylus mystaceus (Spix, 1824)  
                                     Species Leptodactylus mystacinus (Burmeister, 1861)  
                                     Species Leptodactylus natalensis Lutz, 1930  
                                     Species Leptodactylus nesiotus Heyer, 1994  
                                     Species Leptodactylus notoaktites Heyer, 1978  
                                     Species Leptodactylus oreomantis Carvalho, Leite and Pezzuti, 2013  
                                     Species Leptodactylus paraensis Heyer, 2005  
                                     Species Leptodactylus pascoensis Heyer, 1994  
                                     Species Leptodactylus pentadactylus (Laurenti, 1768)  
                                     Species Leptodactylus peritoaktites Heyer, 2005  
                                     Species Leptodactylus petersii (Steindachner, 1864)  
                                     Species Leptodactylus plaumanni Ahl, 1936  
                                     Species Leptodactylus podicipinus (Cope, 1862)  
                                     Species Leptodactylus poecilochilus (Cope, 1862)  
                                     Species Leptodactylus pustulatus (Peters, 1870)  
                                     Species Leptodactylus rhodomerus Heyer, 2005  
                                     Species Leptodactylus rhodomystax Boulenger, 1884  
                                     Species Leptodactylus rhodonotus (Günther, 1869)  
                                     Species Leptodactylus riveroi Heyer and Pyburn, 1983  
                                     Species Leptodactylus rugosus Noble, 1923  
                                     Species Leptodactylus sabanensis Heyer, 1994  
                                     Species Leptodactylus savagei Heyer, 2005  
                                     Species Leptodactylus sertanejo Giaretta and Costa, 2007  
                                     Species Leptodactylus silvanimbus McCranie, Wilson and Porras, 1980  
                                     Species Leptodactylus spixi Heyer, 1983  
                                     Species Leptodactylus stenodema Jiménez de la Espada, 1875  
                                     Species Leptodactylus syphax Bokermann, 1969  
                                     Species Leptodactylus tapiti Sazima and Bokermann, 1978  
                                     Species Leptodactylus troglodytes Lutz, 1926  
                                     Species Leptodactylus turimiquensis Heyer, 2005  
                                     Species Leptodactylus validus Garman, 1888  
                                     Species Leptodactylus vastus Lutz, 1930  
                                     Species Leptodactylus ventrimaculatus Boulenger, 1902  
                                     Species Leptodactylus viridis Jim and Spirandeli Cruz, 1973  
                                     Species Leptodactylus wagneri (Peters, 1862) – Whistling Frog 
       
                                   GenusLeptodactylus Fitzinger, 1826 incertae sedis  
    Children with Uncertain Position:  
                                     Species Leptodactylus hallowelli (Cope, 1862)  
                                     Species Leptodactylus ochraceus Lutz, 1930  
                                     Species Leptodactylus rhodostima (Cope, 1874)  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Roy W. McDiarmid  
  Notes: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center   
  Reference for: Leptodactylus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference v6, database (version 6.0)  
  Acquired: 2019   
  Notes: Frost, Darrel R. 2019. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6 (12 September, 2019). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA   
  Reference for: Leptodactylus   
       
  Source: Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad, database (version undefined)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: CONABIO: (http://www.conabio.gob.mx/)   
  Reference for: Leptodactylus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Leptodactylus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Leptodactylus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Crother, Brian I., Jeff Boundy, Frank T. Burbrink, et al. / Moriarty, John J., ed.  
  Publication Date: 2008   
  Article/Chapter Title: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, With Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, Sixth Ed.   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Herpetological Circular No. 37   
  Page(s): 1-84   
  Publisher: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles   
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-916984-74-5   
  Notes: Available free as a PDF at http://ssarherps.org/pages/HerpCommNames.php   
  Reference for: Leptodactylus, Neotropical Grass Frogs [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Crother, Brian I., Jeff Boundy, Jonathan A. Campbell, et al. / Moriarty, John J., ed.  
  Publication Date: 2000   
  Article/Chapter Title: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Herpetological Circular, no. 29   
  Page(s): iv + 82   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-916984-54-0   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Leptodactylus, Neotropical Grass Frogs [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Crother, Brian I., Jeff Boundy, Jonathan A. Campbell, K. de Queiroz, et al. / Moriarty, John J., ed.  
  Publication Date: 2000   
  Article/Chapter Title: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Herpetological Circular, no. 29   
  Page(s): iv + 82   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-916984-54-0   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Neotropical Grass Frogs[English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Crother, Brian I., Ronald M. Bonett, Jeff Boundy, Frank T. Burbrink, et al. / Moriarty, John J., ed.  
  Publication Date: 2017   
  Article/Chapter Title: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, Eighth Ed.   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Herpetological Circular, no. 43   
  Page(s): 102   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 978-1-946681-003   
  Notes: Available free as PDF, and as updated database, at https://ssarherps.org/publications/north-american-checklist/   
  Reference for: Neotropical glass frogs[English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed.  
  Publication Date: 1993   
  Article/Chapter Title: Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17   
  Page(s): iv + 73   
  Publisher: Carnegie Museum of Natural History   
  Publication Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-911239-42-1   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Leptodactylus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Frost, Darrel R.  
  Publication Date: 1997   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Amphibian Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition   
  Page(s):    
  Publisher: Electronic manuscript supplied by compiler   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, U.S.A.   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Leptodactylus   
       

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