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Leptodactylus fragilis  (Brocchi, 1877)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 173578

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Mexican White-lipped Frog [English]
  
    White-lipped Frog [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  -- Animal, animals, animaux  
    PhylumChordata  -- chordates, cordado, cordés  
       SubphylumVertebrata  -- vertebrado, vertebrates, vertébrés  
          ClassAmphibia Linnaeus, 1758 -- Amphibians, amphibiens, anfíbio  
             SubclassLissamphibia   
                SuperorderSalientia   
                   OrderAnura Merrem, 1820 -- crapauds, Frogs, grenouilles, perereca, rã, sapo, Toads  
                      FamilyLeptodactylidae Werner, 1896 -- grenouilles néotropicales, Leptodactylid Frogs, Leptodactylids, Neotropical Frogs  
                         SubfamilyLeptodactylinae Werner, 1896  
                            GenusLeptodactylus Fitzinger, 1826 -- Foam-nest Frogs, Neotropical Grass Frogs, Thin-toed Frogs, White-lipped Frogs  
                               SpeciesLeptodactylus fragilis (Brocchi, 1877) -- Mexican White-lipped Frog, White-lipped Frog  
       

 References
       
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  Source: Amphibian Species of the World: An online reference, website (version 2.20)  
  Acquired: 2001   
  Notes: Frost, Darrel R. 2000. Amphibian Species of the World: An online reference. V2.20 (1 September 2000) (http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html)   
  Reference for: Leptodactylus fragilis   
       
  Source: Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference, database (version 3.0)  
  Acquired: 2004   
  Notes: Frost, Darrel R. 2004. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 3.0 (22 August, 2004). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA   
  Reference for: Leptodactylus fragilis   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Leptodactylus fragilis   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): B. I. Crother, J. Boundy, J. A. Campbell, K. de Quieroz, D. Frost, D. M. Green, R. Highton, et al.  
  Publication Date: 2003   
  Article/Chapter Title: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico: Update   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Herpetological Review, vol. 34, no. 3   
  Page(s): 196-203   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0018-084X   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Mexican White-lipped Frog   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes  
  Publication Date: 2004   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada, draft (2004)   
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  Notes: As-yet (2004) unpublished manuscript from 1998   
  Reference for: Leptodactylus fragilis, White-lipped Frog   
       
  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   
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  Reference for: Leptodactylus fragilis   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Crother, Brian I., Jeff Boundy, Jonathan A. Campbell, Kevin de Quieroz, Darrel Frost, et al.  
  Publication Date: 2003   
  Article/Chapter Title: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico: Update   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Herpetological Review, vol. 34, no. 3   
  Page(s): 196-203   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0018-084X   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Leptodactylus fragilis, Mexican White-lipped Frog   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Middle America  
    North America  
    South America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
    Mexico, Native  
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: Frost (2004) comments (in account for Leptodactylus fragilis (Brocchi, 1877)) that "Virtually all literature regarding this species uses the incorrect name Leptodactylus labialis, which is now a junior synonym of Leptodactylus mystacinus"  
 

 

    

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