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Names with citations in year 1842

  • Class: Amphibia
    • Order: Anura
      • Family: Brevicipitidae
        • Genus: Breviceps
          • Species: Breviceps verrucosus Rapp, 1842
      • Family: Bufonidae
        • Genus: Bufo
          • Species: Bufo gargarizans Cantor, 1842
          • Species: Bufo verrucosissimus (Pallas, 1814)
            • Synonym: Bufo cinereus var. colchica — Eichwald, 1842
      • Family: Cycloramphidae
        • Genus: Thoropa
          • Species: Thoropa miliaris (Spix, 1824)
            • Synonym: Cystignathus missiessii Eydoux and Souleyet, 1842
      • Family: Hemisotidae
        • Genus: Hemisus
          • Species: Hemisus guttatus (Rapp, 1842)
            • Synonym: Engystoma guttatum Rapp, 1842
      • Family: Hylidae
        • Subfamily: Hylinae
          • Genus: Pseudacris
            • Species: Pseudacris nigrita (LeConte, 1825)
              • Synonym: Cystignathus nigritus — Holbrook, 1842
            • Species: Pseudacris ornata (Holbrook, 1836)
              • Synonym: Cystignathus ornatus — Holbrook, 1842
        • Subfamily: Pelodryadinae
          • Genus: Litoria
            • Species: Litoria australis (Gray, 1842)
              • Synonym: Alytes australis Gray, 1842
            • Species: Litoria bicolor (Gray, 1842)
              • Synonym: Eucnemis bicolor Gray, 1842
            • Species: Litoria nasuta (Gray, 1842)
              • Synonym: Pelodytes nasutus Gray, 1842
            • Species: Litoria rubella (Gray, 1842)
              • Synonym: Hyla rubella Gray, 1842
            • Species: Litoria tornieri (Nieden, 1923)
              • Synonym: Pelodytes affinis Gray, 1842
      • Family: Hyperoliidae
        • Genus: Hyperolius Rapp, 1842
          • Synonym: Eucnemis Rapp, 1842
          • Species: Hyperolius marmoratus Rapp, 1842
      • Family: Limnodynastidae
        • Genus: Platyplectrum
          • Species: Platyplectrum ornatum (Gray, 1842)
            • Synonym: Discoglossus ornatus Gray, 1842
      • Family: Microhylidae
        • Subfamily: Microhylinae
          • Genus: Kaloula
            • Species: Kaloula picta (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
              • Synonym: Hyledactylus pictus — Eydoux and Souleyet, 1842
      • Family: Pipidae Gray, 1825
        • Synonym: Pipridae — Anonymous, 1842
      • Family: Ranidae
        • Genus: Pelophylax
          • Species: Pelophylax ridibundus (Pallas, 1771)
            • Synonym: Rana esculenta tigrina Eichwald, 1842
        • Genus: Rana
          • Species: Rana arvalis Nilsson, 1842
            • Synonym: Rana terrestris Nilsson, 1842
    • Order: Caudata
      • Family: Ambystomatidae
        • Genus: Ambystoma
          • Species: Ambystoma jeffersonianum (Green, 1827)
            • Synonym: Salamandra granulata Holbrook, 1842
          • Species: Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825)
            • Synonym: Triton ingens — Holbrook, 1842
            • Synonym: Triton tigrinus — Holbrook, 1842
      • Family: Cryptobranchidae
        • Genus: Cryptobranchus
          • Species: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Daudin, 1803)
            • Synonym: Menopoma fusca Holbrook, 1842
      • Family: Plethodontidae
        • Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae
          • Genus: Eurycea
            • Species: Eurycea quadridigitata (Holbrook, 1842)
              • Synonym: Salamandra 4-digitata — Holbrook, 1842
              • Synonym: Salamandra quadridigitata Holbrook, 1842
          • Genus: Gyrinophilus
            • Species: Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Green, 1827)
              • Synonym: Triton porphyriticus — Holbrook, 1842
        • Subfamily: Plethodontinae
          • Genus: Desmognathus
            • Species: Desmognathus fuscus (Rafinesque, 1820)
              • Synonym: Triton niger — Holbrook, 1842
            • Species: Desmognathus quadramaculatus (Holbrook, 1840)
              • Synonym: Salamandra quadrimaculata — Holbrook, 1842
              • Synonym: Triton niger — Holbrook, 1842
              • Synonym: Triton nigra — Holbrook, 1842
      • Family: Proteidae
        • Genus: Necturus
          • Species: Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818)
            • Synonym: Menobranchus maculatus — Holbrook, 1842
      • Family: Salamandridae
        • Subfamily: Pleurodelinae
          • Genus: Notophthalmus
            • Species: Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820)
              • Synonym: Salamandra coccinea De Kay, 1842
              • Synonym: Triton dorsalis — Holbrook, 1842
              • Synonym: Triton millepunctatus — De Kay, 1842
              • Synonym: Triton symetricus — Holbrook, 1842
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