Names with citations in year 1878

Class: Amphibia
- Order: Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813
  - Synonym: Aglossa Hoffmann, 1878
  - Synonym: Arciferi Hoffmann, 1878
  - Synonym: Raniformia Hoffmann, 1878
  - Family: Alytidae
    - Genus: Discoglossus
      - Species: Discoglossus scovazzi Camerano, 1878
  - Family: Brevicipitidae Bonaparte, 1850
    - Synonym: Engystomitidae — Hoffmann, 1878
  - Family: Bufonidae
    - Genus: Anaxyrus
      - Species: Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836)
        
        Synonym: Bufo copei Yarrow and Henshaw, 1878
    - Genus: Atelopus
      - Species: Atelopus pachydermus (Schmidt, 1857)
        
        Synonym: Phryniscus pachydermus — Hoffmann, 1878
    - Genus: Duttaphrynus
      - Species: Duttaphrynus beddomii (Günther, 1876)
        
        Synonym: Bufo travancoricus Beddome, 1878
    - Genus: Mertensophryne
      - Species: Mertensophryne taitana (Peters, 1878)
        
        Synonym: Bufo taitanus Peters, 1878
  - Family: Ceratobatrachidae
    - Genus: Platymantis
      - Species: Platymantis punctatus Peters and Doria, 1878
        
        Synonym: Platymantis punctata Peters and Doria, 1878
  - Family: Ceratophryidae
    - Genus: Ceratophrys Wied-Neuwied, 1824
      - Synonym: Triogonophrys — Hoffmann, 1878
  - Family: Craugastoridae
    - Subfamily: Craugastorinae
      - Genus: Craugastor
        
        Species: Craugastor augusti (Dugès, 1879)
        
        Synonym: Lithodytes latrans Cope, 1878
  - Family: Dicroglossidae
    - Subfamily: Dicroglossinae
      - Genus: Nannophrys Günther, 1869
        
        Synonym: Fergusonia Hoffmann, 1878
    - Subfamily: Occidozyginae
      - Genus: Occidozyga
        
        Species: Occidozyga lima (Gravenhorst, 1829)
        
        Synonym: Oxyglossa lima var. chinens Müller, 1878
  - Family: Eleutherodactylidae
    - Subfamily: Eleutherodactylinae
      - Genus: Diasporus
        
        Species: Diasporus hylaeformis (Cope, 1875)
        
        Synonym: Phyllobates hyliformis — O'Shaughnessy, 1878
      - Genus: Eleutherodactylus Duméril and Bibron, 1841
        
        Synonym: Syrrhophus Cope, 1878
        
        Species: Eleutherodactylus marnockii (Cope, 1878)
        
        Synonym: Syrrhophus marnockii Cope, 1878
  - Family: Hemiphractidae
    - Genus: Gastrotheca
      - Species: Gastrotheca marsupiata (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
        
        Synonym: Chorophilus cuzcanus Cope, 1878
  - Family: Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815
    - Synonym: Cophomantina Hoffmann, 1878
    - Subfamily: Hylinae Rafinesque, 1815
      - Synonym: Cophomantina Hoffmann, 1878
      - Genus: Acris
        
        Species: Acris crepitans Baird, 1854
        
        Synonym: Acris gryllus var. crepitans — Jordan, 1878
    - Subfamily: Pelodryadinae
      - Genus: Litoria
        
        Species: Litoria arfakiana (Peters and Doria, 1878)
        
        Synonym: Hyla (Litoria) arfakiana Peters and Doria, 1878
        
        Species: Litoria caerulea (White, 1790)
        
        Synonym: Pelodryas caerulea — Peters and Doria, 1878
        
        Species: Litoria congenita (Peters and Doria, 1878)
        
        Synonym: Hyla (Litoria) congenita Peters and Doria, 1878
        
        Species: Litoria dorsalis Macleay, 1878
        
        Species: Litoria impura (Peters and Doria, 1878)
        
        Synonym: Hyla (Litoria) impura Peters and Doria, 1878
        
        Species: Litoria infrafrenata (Günther, 1867)
        
        Synonym: Litoria guttata Macleay, 1878
        
        Synonym: Pelodryas militarius Ramsay, 1878
        
        Species: Litoria montana (Peters and Doria, 1878)
        
        Synonym: Hyla (Litoria) montana Peters and Doria, 1878
        
        Species: Litoria vagabunda (Peters and Doria, 1878)
        
        Synonym: Hyla (Litoria) vagabunda Peters and Doria, 1878
  - Family: Hyperoliidae
    - Genus: Hyperolius Rapp, 1842
      - Synonym: Cruminifera — Hoffmann, 1878
      - Species: Hyperolius glandicolor Peters, 1878
  - Family: Leptodactylidae
    - Subfamily: Leiuperinae
      - Genus: Pleurodema
        
        Species: Pleurodema cinereum Cope, 1878
    - Subfamily: Leptodactylinae Werner, 1896
      - Synonym: Adenomeridae Hoffmann, 1878
  - Family: Limnodynastidae
    - Genus: Limnodynastes Fitzinger, 1843
      - Synonym: Ranaster Macleay, 1878
      - Species: Limnodynastes convexiusculus (Macleay, 1878)
        
        Synonym: Ranaster convexiusculus Macleay, 1878
  - Family: Mantellidae
    - Subfamily: Boophinae
      - Genus: Boophis
        
        Species: Boophis tephraeomystax (Duméril, 1853)
        
        Synonym: Polypedates dispar Boettger, 1878
  - Family: Microhylidae
    - Subfamily: Asterophryinae
      - Genus: Hylophorbus Macleay, 1878
        
        Species: Hylophorbus rufescens Macleay, 1878
      - Genus: Oreophryne
        
        Species: Oreophryne moluccensis (Peters and Doria, 1878)
        
        Synonym: Microhyla achatina var. moluccensis Peters and Doria, 1878
      - Genus: Sphenophryne Peters and Doria, 1878
        
        Species: Sphenophryne cornuta Peters and Doria, 1878
      - Genus: Xenorhina Peters, 1863
        
        Synonym: Xenobatrachus Peters and Doria, 1878
        
        Species: Xenorhina ophiodon (Peters and Doria, 1878)
        
        Synonym: Xenobatrachus ophiodon Peters and Doria, 1878
    - Subfamily: Melanobatrachinae
      - Genus: Melanobatrachus Beddome, 1878
        
        Species: Melanobatrachus indicus Beddome, 1878
    - Subfamily: Microhylinae
      - Genus: Kaloula
        
        Species: Kaloula pulchra Gray, 1831
        
        Synonym: Calohyla pulchra — Peters and Doria, 1878
  - Family: Phrynobatrachidae Laurent, 1941
    - Synonym: Hemimantidae Hoffmann, 1878
  - Family: Pipidae Gray, 1825
    - Synonym: Dactyletridae — Hoffmann, 1878
  - Family: Ptychadenidae
    - Genus: Hildebrandtia
      - Species: Hildebrandtia ornata (Peters, 1878)
        
        Synonym: Pyxicephalus ornatus Peters, 1878
  - Family: Ranidae
    - Genus: Amolops Cope, 1865
      - Synonym: Aemolops — Hoffmann, 1878
    - Genus: Hylarana
      - Species: Hylarana arfaki (Meyer, 1875)
        
        Synonym: Limnodytes arfaki — Peters and Doria, 1878
      - Species: Hylarana daemeli (Steindachner, 1868)
        
        Synonym: Hylarana nebulosa Macleay, 1878
      - Species: Hylarana papua (Lesson, 1826)
        
        Synonym: Limnodytes papua — Peters and Doria, 1878
    - Genus: Lithobates
      - Species: Lithobates areolatus (Baird and Girard, 1852)
        
        Synonym: Rana circulosa Rice and Davis, 1878
      - Species: Lithobates sylvaticus (LeConte, 1825)
        
        Synonym: Rana temporaria var. sylvatica — Jordan, 1878
  - Family: Rhacophoridae
    - Subfamily: Rhacophorinae
      - Genus: Polypedates
        
        Species: Polypedates megacephalus Hallowell, 1861
        
        Synonym: Polypedates maculatus var. unicolor Müller, 1878
  - Family: Telmatobiidae
    - Genus: Telmatobius
      - Species: Telmatobius marmoratus (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
        
        Synonym: Cyclorhamphus angustipes Cope, 1878
        
        Synonym: Cyclorhamphus pustulosus Cope, 1878
- Order: Caudata
  - Family: Hynobiidae
    - Genus: Batrachuperus Boulenger, 1878
      - Species: Batrachuperus pinchonii (David, 1872)
        
        Synonym: Batrachuperus sinensis — Boulenger, 1878
  - Family: Plethodontidae
    - Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae
      - Genus: Bolitoglossa
        
        Species: Bolitoglossa salvinii (Gray, 1868)
        
        Synonym: Spelerpes salvinii — Müller, 1878
  - Family: Salamandridae
    - Subfamily: Pleurodelinae
      - Genus: Calotriton
        
        Species: Calotriton asper (Dugès, 1852)
        
        Synonym: Euproctus pyrenaeus — Lataste, 1878
      - Genus: Euproctus Gené, 1838
        
        Synonym: Euproctus — Boulenger, 1878
        
        Species: Euproctus montanus (Savi, 1838)
        
        Synonym: Euproctus montanus — Giglioli, 1878
        
        Synonym: Triturus (Euproctus) montanus — Boulenger, 1878
        
        Species: Euproctus platycephalus (Gravenhorst, 1829)
        
        Synonym: Triturus (Euproctus) platicephalus — Boulenger, 1878
        
        Synonym: Triturus (Euproctus) rusconii — Boulenger, 1878
      - Genus: Notophthalmus
        
        Species: Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820)
        
        Synonym: Triturus (Triturus) viridescens — Boulenger, 1878
      - Genus: Pachytriton Boulenger, 1878
        
        Species: Pachytriton brevipes (Sauvage, 1876)
        
        Synonym: Pachytriton brevipes — Boulenger, 1878
      - Genus: Pleurodeles Michahelles, 1830
        
        Synonym: Pleurodeles — Boulenger, 1878
        
        Species: Pleurodeles waltl Michahelles, 1830
        
        Synonym: Triturus (Triturus) waltli — Boulenger, 1878
      - Genus: Triturus Rafinesque, 1815
        
        Synonym: Triturus — Boulenger, 1878
      - Genus: Tylototriton Anderson, 1871
        
        Synonym: Triturus (Tylototriton) — Boulenger, 1878
        
        Species: Tylototriton verrucosus Anderson, 1871
        
        Synonym: Triturus (Tylototriton) verrucosus — Boulenger, 1878

Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference

Names with citations in year 1878