The Identification of Rana Ocellata Linnaeus, 1758. Nomenclatural Impact on the Species Currently Known as Leptodactylus ocellatus (Leptodactylidae) and Osteopilus brunneus (Gosse, 1851) (Hylidae)

Authors

Esteban O. Lavilla
José A. Langone
Ulisses Caramaschi
W. Ronald Heyer
Rafael O. de Sá, University of RichmondFollow

Abstract

The usage of the name Rana ocellata Linnaeus, 1758, is plagued by misidentifications and misinterpretations. After an exhaustive bibliographic review, we conclude that the Linnaeus 1758 name refers to Osteopilus brunneus (Gosse, 1851) from Jamaica, while the taxon currently known as Leptodactylus ocellatus corresponds to Rana latrans Steffen, 1815. Herein, we designate and provide descriptions of the neotypes of Leptodactylus latrans (Steffen, 1815), revalidated, new combination, and Osteopilus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758), new combination, as a senior synonym of Osteopilus brunneus (Gosse, 1851).

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-27-2010

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Copyright © 2010 Magnolia Press. This article first appeared in Zootaxa 2346 (January 28, 2010): 1-16.

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Recommended Citation

Lavilla, Esteban O., José A. Langone, Ulisses Caramaschi, W. Ronald Heyer, and Rafael O. de Sá. "The Identification of Rana Ocellata Linnaeus, 1758. Nomenclatural Impact on the Species Currently Known as Leptodactylus ocellatus (Leptodactylidae) and Osteopilus brunneus (Gosse, 1851) (Hylidae)." Zootaxa 2346 (January 28, 2010): 1-16.