Names with citations in year 1940

Class: Amphibia
- Order: Anura
  - Family: Arthroleptidae
    - Subfamily: Arthroleptinae
      - Genus: Arthroleptis
        
        Species: Arthroleptis wahlbergii Smith, 1849
        
        Synonym: Arthroleptis dalenei Hoffman, 1940
  - Family: Bombinatoridae
    - Genus: Bombina
      - Species: Bombina variegata (Linnaeus, 1758)
        
        Synonym: Bombina variegata scabra — Müller, 1940
  - Family: Brevicipitidae
    - Genus: Breviceps
      - Species: Breviceps verrucosus Rapp, 1842
        
        Synonym: Breviceps striatus Hoffman, 1940
  - Family: Bufonidae
    - Genus: Amietophrynus
      - Species: Amietophrynus villiersi (Angel, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Bufo villiersi Angel, 1940
    - Genus: Anaxyrus
      - Species: Anaxyrus californicus (Camp, 1915)
        
        Synonym: Bufo compactilis californicus — Linsdale, 1940
      - Species: Anaxyrus fowleri (Hinckley, 1882)
        
        Synonym: Bufo compactilis fowleri — Linsdale, 1940
      - Species: Anaxyrus woodhousii (Girard, 1854)
        
        Synonym: Bufo compactilis woodhousii — Linsdale, 1940
    - Genus: Bufo
      - Species: Bufo gargarizans Cantor, 1842
        
        Synonym: Bufo bufo wrighti Schmidt and Liu, 1940
    - Genus: Incilius
      - Species: Incilius gemmifer (Taylor, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Bufo gemmifer Taylor, 1940
      - Species: Incilius mazatlanensis (Taylor, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Bufo mazatlanensis Taylor, 1940
  - Family: Ceratobatrachidae
    - Genus: Platymantis
      - Species: Platymantis cheesmanae Parker, 1940
  - Family: Conrauidae
    - Genus: Conraua
      - Species: Conraua crassipes (Buchholz and Peters, 1875)
        
        Synonym: Rana (Conraua) perpalmata — Laurent, 1940
  - Family: Craugastoridae
    - Subfamily: Craugastorinae
      - Genus: Craugastor Cope, 1862
        
        Synonym: Microbatrachylus Taylor, 1940
        
        Species: Craugastor batrachylus (Taylor, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Eleutherodactylus batrachylus Taylor, 1940
        
        Species: Craugastor fleischmanni (Boettger, 1892)
        
        Synonym: Eleutherodactylus punctariolus engytympanum — Dunn, 1940
        
        Synonym: Eleutherodactylus punctariolus fleischmanni — Dunn, 1940
        
        Species: Craugastor hobartsmithi (Taylor, 1937)
        
        Synonym: Microbatrachylus hobartsmithi — Taylor, 1940
        
        Species: Craugastor mexicanus (Brocchi, 1877)
        
        Synonym: Microbatrachylus oaxacae Taylor, 1940
        
        Species: Craugastor monnichorum (Dunn, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Eleutherodactylus monnichorum Dunn, 1940
        
        Species: Craugastor punctariolus (Peters, 1863)
        
        Synonym: Eleutherodactylus punctariola punctariola — Dunn, 1940
        
        Species: Craugastor pygmaeus (Taylor, 1937)
        
        Synonym: Microbatrachylus albolabris Taylor, 1940
        
        Synonym: Microbatrachylus minimus Taylor, 1940
        
        Synonym: Microbatrachylus pygmaeus — Taylor, 1940
        
        Species: Craugastor tarahumaraensis (Taylor, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Eleutherodactylus tarahumaraensis Taylor, 1940
        
        Species: Craugastor vocalis (Taylor, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Eleutherodactylus vocalis Taylor, 1940
    - Subfamily: Pristimantinae
      - Genus: Pristimantis
        
        Species: Pristimantis inguinalis (Parker, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Eleutherodactylus inguinalis Parker, 1940
  - Family: Dendrobatidae
    - Subfamily: Colostethinae
      - Genus: Colostethus
        
        Species: Colostethus inguinalis (Cope, 1868)
        
        Synonym: Prostherapis inguinalis — Breder, 1940
        
        Species: Colostethus panamansis (Dunn, 1933)
        
        Synonym: Hyloxalus panamensis — Dunn, 1940
    - Subfamily: Dendrobatinae
      - Genus: Andinobates
        
        Species: Andinobates minutus (Shreve, 1935)
        
        Synonym: Dendrobates shrevei Dunn, 1940
      - Genus: Phyllobates
        
        Species: Phyllobates lugubris (Schmidt, 1857)
        
        Synonym: Dendrobates lugubris — Dunn, 1940
    - Subfamily: Hyloxalinae
      - Genus: Hyloxalus
        
        Species: Hyloxalus vergeli Hellmich, 1940
  - Family: Dicroglossidae
    - Subfamily: Dicroglossinae
      - Genus: Hoplobatrachus
        
        Species: Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Daudin, 1802)
        
        Synonym: Rana tigrina tigrina — Smith, 1940
  - Family: Eleutherodactylidae
    - Subfamily: Eleutherodactylinae
      - Genus: Eleutherodactylus
        
        Species: Eleutherodactylus angustidigitorum (Taylor, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Tomodactylus angustidigitorum Taylor, 1940
        
        Species: Eleutherodactylus guttilatus (Cope, 1879)
        
        Synonym: Syrrhophus smithi Taylor, 1940
        
        Species: Eleutherodactylus longipes (Baird, 1859)
        
        Synonym: Syrrhophus latodactylus Taylor, 1940
        
        Species: Eleutherodactylus pipilans (Taylor, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Syrrhophus pipilans Taylor, 1940
        
        Species: Eleutherodactylus verrucipes (Cope, 1885)
        
        Synonym: Tomodactylus macrotympanum Taylor, 1940
  - Family: Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815
    - Synonym: Cycloraninae Parker, 1940
    - Subfamily: Hylinae
      - Genus: Bromeliohyla
        
        Species: Bromeliohyla dendroscarta (Taylor, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Hyla dendroscarta Taylor, 1940
      - Genus: Dendropsophus
        
        Species: Dendropsophus labialis (Peters, 1863)
        
        Synonym: Hyla vilsoniana krausi Hellmich, 1940
      - Genus: Exerodonta
        
        Species: Exerodonta melanomma (Taylor, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Hyla melanomma Taylor, 1940
        
        Species: Exerodonta smaragdina (Taylor, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Hyla smaragdina Taylor, 1940
      - Genus: Plectrohyla
        
        Species: Plectrohyla arborescandens (Taylor, 1939)
        
        Synonym: Hyla forbesi Taylor, 1940
        
        Species: Plectrohyla crassa (Brocchi, 1877)
        
        Synonym: Hyla robustofemora Taylor, 1940
        
        Species: Plectrohyla hazelae (Taylor, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Hyla hazelae Taylor, 1940
        
        Species: Plectrohyla robertsorum (Taylor, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Hyla robertsorum Taylor, 1940
    - Subfamily: Pelodryadinae Günther, 1858
      - Synonym: Cycloraninae Parker, 1940
      - Genus: Litoria
        
        Species: Litoria alboguttata (Günther, 1867)
        
        Synonym: Cyclorana alboguttatus — Parker, 1940
        
        Species: Litoria australis (Gray, 1842)
        
        Synonym: Cyclorana australis — Parker, 1940
        
        Species: Litoria brevipes (Peters, 1871)
        
        Synonym: Cyclorana brevipes — Parker, 1940
        
        Species: Litoria cultripes (Parker, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Cyclorana cultripes Parker, 1940
        
        Species: Litoria dahlii (Boulenger, 1896)
        
        Synonym: Cyclorana dahlii — Parker, 1940
        
        Species: Litoria inermis (Peters, 1867)
        
        Synonym: Cyclorana inermis — Parker, 1940
        
        Species: Litoria platycephala (Günther, 1873)
        
        Synonym: Cyclorana platycephalus — Parker, 1940
  - Family: Hyperoliidae
    - Genus: Hyperolius
      - Species: Hyperolius koehleri (Mertens, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Hyperolius köhleri Mertens, 1940
      - Species: Hyperolius kuligae Mertens, 1940
      - Species: Hyperolius langi Noble, 1924
        
        Synonym: Hyperolius albomarginatus Laurent, 1940
      - Species: Hyperolius lateralis Laurent, 1940
      - Species: Hyperolius nitidulus Peters, 1875
        
        Synonym: Hyperolius pallidus Mertens, 1940
      - Species: Hyperolius pustulifer Laurent, 1940
      - Species: Hyperolius viridiflavus (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
        
        Synonym: Hyperolius ornatus Laurent, 1940
        
        Synonym: Hyperolius taeniolatus Laurent, 1940
    - Genus: Kassina
      - Species: Kassina decorata (Angel, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Megalixalus decorata Angel, 1940
    - Genus: Kassinula Laurent, 1940
      - Species: Kassinula wittei Laurent, 1940
  - Family: Limnodynastidae
    - Genus: Heleioporus
      - Species: Heleioporus eyrei (Gray, 1845)
        
        Synonym: Heleioporus eyrei — Parker, 1940
    - Genus: Lechriodus
      - Species: Lechriodus melanopyga (Doria, 1875)
        
        Synonym: Lechriodus papuanus — Parker, 1940
      - Species: Lechriodus platyceps Parker, 1940
    - Genus: Limnodynastes
      - Species: Limnodynastes convexiusculus (Macleay, 1878)
        
        Synonym: Limnodynastes convexiusculus — Parker, 1940
      - Species: Limnodynastes dumerilii Peters, 1863
        
        Synonym: Limnodynastes dorsalis grayi — Parker, 1940
        
        Synonym: Limnodynastes dorsalis insularis Parker, 1940
    - Genus: Neobatrachus
      - Species: Neobatrachus sudelli (Lamb, 1911)
        
        Synonym: Heleioporus centralis Parker, 1940
      - Species: Neobatrachus wilsmorei (Parker, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Heleioporus wilsmorei Parker, 1940
    - Genus: Notaden
      - Species: Notaden nichollsi Parker, 1940
    - Genus: Philoria
      - Species: Philoria loveridgei Parker, 1940
    - Genus: Platyplectrum
      - Species: Platyplectrum spenceri (Parker, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Limnodynastes spenceri Parker, 1940
  - Family: Megophryidae
    - Genus: Brachytarsophrys
      - Species: Brachytarsophrys carinense (Boulenger, 1889)
        
        Synonym: Megophrys carinensis — Pope and Boring, 1940
  - Family: Microhylidae
    - Subfamily: Asterophryinae Günther, 1858
      - Synonym: Asterophrynidae — Parker, 1940
    - Subfamily: Cophylinae
      - Genus: Platypelis
        
        Species: Platypelis barbouri Noble, 1940
    - Subfamily: Gastrophryninae
      - Genus: Chiasmocleis
        
        Species: Chiasmocleis hudsoni Parker, 1940
      - Genus: Hypopachus
        
        Species: Hypopachus variolosus (Cope, 1866)
        
        Synonym: Hypopachus alboventer Taylor, 1940
        
        Synonym: Hypopachus caprimimus Taylor, 1940
        
        Synonym: Hypopachus championi Stuart, 1940
        
        Synonym: Hypopachus cuneus cuneus — Taylor, 1940
        
        Synonym: Hypopachus cuneus nigroreticulatus Taylor, 1940
        
        Synonym: Hypopachus maculatus Taylor, 1940
        
        Synonym: Hypopachus ovis Taylor, 1940
    - Subfamily: Phrynomerinae
      - Genus: Phrynomantis
        
        Species: Phrynomantis affinis Boulenger, 1901
        
        Synonym: Phrynomerus hoeschi Parker, 1940
  - Family: Myobatrachidae Schlegel, 1850
    - Synonym: Myobatrachinae — Parker, 1940
    - Genus: Crinia
      - Species: Crinia signifera Girard, 1853
        
        Synonym: Crinia signifera englishi Parker, 1940
        
        Synonym: Crinia signifera montana Parker, 1940
    - Genus: Metacrinia Parker, 1940
      - Species: Metacrinia nichollsi (Harrison, 1927)
        
        Synonym: Metacrinia nichollsi — Parker, 1940
    - Genus: Pseudophryne
      - Species: Pseudophryne major Parker, 1940
      - Species: Pseudophryne occidentalis Parker, 1940
      - Species: Pseudophryne semimarmorata Lucas, 1892
        
        Synonym: Pseudophryne semimarmorata — Parker, 1940
    - Genus: Uperoleia
      - Species: Uperoleia mjobergii (Andersson, 1913)
        
        Synonym: Glauertia mjöbergi — Parker, 1940
      - Species: Uperoleia orientalis (Parker, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Glauertia orientalis Parker, 1940
  - Family: Phrynobatrachidae
    - Genus: Phrynobatrachus
      - Species: Phrynobatrachus mababiensis FitzSimons, 1932
        
        Synonym: Phrynobatrachus vanrooyeni Hoffman, 1940
      - Species: Phrynobatrachus manengoubensis (Angel, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Arthroleptis manengoubensis Angel, 1940
  - Family: Ranidae
    - Genus: Amolops
      - Species: Amolops afghanus (Günther, 1858)
        
        Synonym: Staurois afghanus — Pope and Boring, 1940
      - Species: Amolops kaulbacki (Smith, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Rana kaulbacki Smith, 1940
      - Species: Amolops mantzorum (David, 1872)
        
        Synonym: Staurois jugans — Pope and Boring, 1940
    - Genus: Glandirana
      - Species: Glandirana emeljanovi (Nikolskii, 1913)
        
        Synonym: Rana rugosa emeljanovi — Terentjev and Chernov, 1940
    - Genus: Lithobates
      - Species: Lithobates sevosus (Goin and Netting, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Rana sevosa Goin and Netting, 1940
    - Genus: Pelophylax
      - Species: Pelophylax kurtmuelleri (Gayda, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Rana ridibunda kurt-mülleri Gayda, 1940
    - Genus: Rana
      - Species: Rana arvalis Nilsson, 1842
        
        Synonym: Rana arvalis wolterstorffi — Mertens and Müller, 1940
      - Species: Rana asiatica Bedriaga, 1898
        
        Synonym: Rana chensinensis balchaschensis — Terentjev and Chernov, 1940
      - Species: Rana longicrus Stejneger, 1898
        
        Synonym: Rana japonica longicrus — Müller and Hellmich, 1940
  - Family: Rhacophoridae
    - Subfamily: Rhacophorinae
      - Genus: Gracixalus
        
        Species: Gracixalus carinensis (Boulenger, 1893)
        
        Synonym: Philautus carinensis — Smith, 1940
      - Genus: Philautus
        
        Species: Philautus tytthus Smith, 1940
      - Genus: Polypedates
        
        Species: Polypedates mutus (Smith, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Rhacophorus mutus Smith, 1940
      - Genus: Pseudophilautus
        
        Species: Pseudophilautus dimbullae (Shreve, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Rhacophorus dimbullae Shreve, 1940
        
        Species: Pseudophilautus eximius (Shreve, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Philautus eximius Shreve, 1940
      - Genus: Rhacophorus
        
        Species: Rhacophorus burmanus (Andersson, 1939)
        
        Synonym: Rhacophorus taronensis Smith, 1940
        
        Species: Rhacophorus turpes Smith, 1940
  - Family: Telmatobiidae
    - Genus: Telmatobius
      - Species: Telmatobius bolivianus Parker, 1940
      - Species: Telmatobius culeus (Garman, 1876)
        
        Synonym: Telmatobius culeus albiventris Parker, 1940
        
        Synonym: Telmatobius escomeli crawfordi Parker, 1940
        
        Synonym: Telmatobius escomeli escomeli — Parker, 1940
      - Species: Telmatobius hintoni Parker, 1940
      - Species: Telmatobius marmoratus (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
        
        Synonym: Telmatobius aemaricus — Parker, 1940
        
        Synonym: Telmatobius marmoratus marmoratus — Parker, 1940
        
        Synonym: Telmatobius marmoratus pustulosus — Parker, 1940
      - Species: Telmatobius simonsi Parker, 1940
- Order: Caudata
  - Family: Ambystomatidae
    - Genus: Ambystoma
      - Species: Ambystoma amblycephalum Taylor, 1940
        
        Synonym: Ambystoma amblycephala Taylor, 1940
      - Species: Ambystoma bombypellum Taylor, 1940
        
        Synonym: Ambystoma bombypella Taylor, 1940
      - Species: Ambystoma lermaense (Taylor, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Siredon lermaensis Taylor, 1940
      - Species: Ambystoma mavortium Baird, 1850
        
        Synonym: Ambystoma tigrinum diaboli Dunn, 1940
        
        Synonym: Ambystoma tigrinum mavortium — Dunn, 1940
        
        Synonym: Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum — Dunn, 1940
        
        Synonym: Ambystoma tigrinum slateri Dunn, 1940
      - Species: Ambystoma ordinarium Taylor, 1940
        
        Synonym: Ambystoma ordinaria Taylor, 1940
      - Species: Ambystoma rivulare (Taylor, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Rhyacosiredon rivularis Taylor, 1940
      - Species: Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825)
        
        Synonym: Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum — Dunn, 1940
      - Species: Ambystoma velasci (Dugès, 1888)
        
        Synonym: Ambystoma tigrinum velasci — Dunn, 1940
  - Family: Cryptobranchidae
    - Genus: Andrias
      - Species: Andrias davidianus (Blanchard, 1871)
        
        Synonym: Megalobatrachus japonicus davidianus — Pope and Boring, 1940
  - Family: Hynobiidae
    - Genus: Hynobius
      - Species: Hynobius nigrescens Stejneger, 1907
        
        Synonym: Hynobius sadoensis Sato, 1940
      - Species: Hynobius okiensis Sato, 1940
    - Genus: Paradactylodon
      - Species: Paradactylodon mustersi (Smith, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Batrachuperus mustersi Smith, 1940
  - Family: Plethodontidae
    - Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae
      - Genus: Chiropterotriton
        
        Species: Chiropterotriton chiropterus (Cope, 1863)
        
        Synonym: Bolitoglossa chiroptera — Taylor, 1940
        
        Species: Chiropterotriton dimidiatus (Taylor, 1940)
        
        Synonym: Bolitoglossa dimidiata Taylor, 1940
        
        Species: Chiropterotriton multidentatus (Taylor, 1939)
        
        Synonym: Bolitoglossa multidentata — Taylor, 1940
      - Genus: Eurycea
        
        Species: Eurycea quadridigitata (Holbrook, 1842)
        
        Synonym: Eurycea quadridigitata remifer — Carr, 1940
      - Genus: Pseudoeurycea
        
        Species: Pseudoeurycea smithi (Taylor, 1939)
        
        Synonym: Bolitoglossa smithi — Taylor, 1940
        
        Species: Pseudoeurycea unguidentis (Taylor, 1941)
        
        Synonym: Bolitoglossa unguidentis Taylor, 1940
      - Genus: Thorius
        
        Species: Thorius narisovalis Taylor, 1940
        
        Synonym: Spelerpes (Oedipus) infuscatus Taylor, 1940
        
        Species: Thorius pulmonaris Taylor, 1940
    - Subfamily: Plethodontinae
      - Genus: Ensatina
        
        Species: Ensatina eschscholtzii Gray, 1850
        
        Synonym: Ensatina eschscholtzi picta Wood, 1940
        
        Synonym: Ensatina eschscholtzii eschscholtzii — Wood, 1940
      - Genus: Plethodon
        
        Species: Plethodon idahoensis Slater and Slipp, 1940
        
        Species: Plethodon vehiculum (Cooper, 1860)
        
        Synonym: Plethodon vehiculum — Slater, 1940
  - Family: Proteidae
    - Genus: Proteus
      - Species: Proteus anguinus Laurenti, 1768
        
        Synonym: Proteus anguinus anguinus — Mertens and Müller, 1940
        
        Synonym: Proteus anguinus zoisii — Mertens and Müller, 1940
  - Family: Salamandridae
    - Subfamily: Pleurodelinae
      - Genus: Calotriton
        
        Species: Calotriton asper (Dugès, 1852)
        
        Synonym: Euproctus asper castelmouliensis — Mertens and Müller, 1940
      - Genus: Ichthyosaura
        
        Species: Ichthyosaura alpestris (Laurenti, 1768)
        
        Synonym: Triturus alpestris apuanus — Mertens and Müller, 1940
        
        Synonym: Triturus alpestris cyreni — Mertens and Müller, 1940
        
        Synonym: Triturus alpestris lacus-nigri — Mertens and Müller, 1940
      - Genus: Lissotriton
        
        Species: Lissotriton graecus (Wolterstorff, 1906)
        
        Synonym: Triturus vulgaris schreiberi — Mertens and Müller, 1940
        
        Species: Lissotriton lantzi (Wolterstorff, 1914)
        
        Synonym: Triturus vulgaris lantzi — Krasavtsev, 1940
      - Genus: Notophthalmus
        
        Species: Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820)
        
        Synonym: Triturus louisianensis — Carr, 1940
      - Genus: Paramesotriton
        
        Species: Paramesotriton chinensis (Gray, 1859)
        
        Synonym: Triturus chinensis — Pope and Boring, 1940
    - Subfamily: Salamandrinae
      - Genus: Salamandra
        
        Species: Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758)
        
        Synonym: Salamandra salamandra albanica Gayda, 1940
        
        Synonym: Salamandra salamandra bejarae — Mertens and Müller, 1940
        
        Synonym: Salamandra salamandra bernardazi — Mertens and Müller, 1940
        
        Synonym: Salamandra salamandra bonnali — Mertens and Müller, 1940
        
        Synonym: Salamandra salamandra hispanica — Mertens and Müller, 1940
        
        Synonym: Salamandra salamandra thuringica Gayda, 1940

Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference

Names with citations in year 1940