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  • Class: Amphibia
    • Order: Anura
      • Family: Brachycephalidae
        • Genus: Ischnocnema
          • Species: Ischnocnema bolbodactyla (Lutz, 1925)
            • Synonym: Basanitia bolbodactyla — Cochran, 1955
      • Family: Bufonidae
        • Genus: Anaxyrus
          • Species: Anaxyrus woodhousii (Girard, 1854)
            • Synonym: Bufo woodhousei australis Shannon and Lowe, 1955
            • Synonym: Bufo woodhousei woodhousei — Shannon and Lowe, 1955
        • Genus: Atelopus
          • Species: Atelopus varius (Lichtenstein and Martens, 1856)
            • Synonym: Atelopus loomisi — Taylor, 1955
        • Genus: Mertensophryne
          • Species: Mertensophryne lindneri (Mertens, 1955)
            • Synonym: Bufo lindneri Mertens, 1955
        • Genus: Rhinella
          • Species: Rhinella ornata (Spix, 1824)
            • Synonym: Bufo laevicristatus — Cochran, 1955
          • Species: Rhinella spinulosa (Wiegmann, 1834)
            • Synonym: Telmatobius halli edentatus Capurro-S., 1955
      • Family: Ceratophryidae
        • Genus: Chacophrys
          • Species: Chacophrys pierottii (Vellard, 1948)
            • Synonym: Stombus pierottii — Cei, 1955
      • Family: Craugastoridae
        • Subfamily: Craugastorinae
          • Genus: Craugastor
            • Species: Craugastor greggi (Bumzahem, 1955)
              • Synonym: Eleutherodactylus greggi Bumzahem, 1955
            • Species: Craugastor loki (Shannon and Werler, 1955)
              • Synonym: Eleutherodactylus loki Shannon and Werler, 1955
              • Synonym: Eleutherodactylus sanmartinensis Shannon and Werler, 1955
            • Species: Craugastor megalotympanum (Shannon and Werler, 1955)
              • Synonym: Eleutherodactylus megalotympanum Shannon and Werler, 1955
            • Species: Craugastor mimus (Taylor, 1955)
              • Synonym: Eleutherodactylus mimus Taylor, 1955
            • Species: Craugastor vulcani (Shannon and Werler, 1955)
              • Synonym: Eleutherodactylus vulcani Shannon and Werler, 1955
        • Subfamily: Holoadeninae
          • Genus: Euparkerella
            • Species: Euparkerella brasiliensis (Parker, 1926)
              • Synonym: Noblella brasiliensis — Cochran, 1955
        • Subfamily: Pristimantinae
          • Genus: Oreobates
            • Species: Oreobates quixensis Jiménez de la Espada, 1872
              • Synonym: Eupsophus quixensis — Peters, 1955
          • Genus: Pristimantis
            • Species: Pristimantis achatinus (Boulenger, 1898)
              • Synonym: Eleutherodactylus pagmae — Peters, 1955
            • Species: Pristimantis anotis (Walker and Test, 1955)
              • Synonym: Eleutherodactylus anotis Walker and Test, 1955
            • Species: Pristimantis ockendeni (Boulenger, 1912)
              • Synonym: Syrrhopus calcaratus — Peters, 1955
            • Species: Pristimantis reticulatus (Walker and Test, 1955)
              • Synonym: Eleutherodactylus reticulatus Walker and Test, 1955
            • Species: Pristimantis stenodiscus (Walker and Test, 1955)
              • Synonym: Eleutherodactylus stenodiscus Walker and Test, 1955
            • Species: Pristimantis unistrigatus (Günther, 1859)
              • Synonym: Syrrhopus caeruleus — Peters, 1955
      • Family: Cycloramphidae
        • Genus: Cycloramphus
          • Species: Cycloramphus asper Werner, 1899
            • Synonym: Cycloramphus asper — Cochran, 1955
          • Species: Cycloramphus fuliginosus Tschudi, 1838
            • Synonym: Cycloramphus umbrinus — Cochran, 1955
          • Species: Cycloramphus ohausi (Wandolleck, 1907)
            • Synonym: Cycloramphus ohausi — Cochran, 1955
          • Species: Cycloramphus stejnegeri (Noble, 1924)
            • Synonym: Craspedoglossa stejnegeri — Cochran, 1955
        • Genus: Thoropa
          • Species: Thoropa petropolitana (Wandolleck, 1907)
            • Synonym: Eupsophus petropolitanus — Cochran, 1955
      • Family: Dendrobatidae
        • Subfamily: Colostethinae
          • Genus: Ameerega
            • Species: Ameerega flavopicta (Lutz, 1925)
              • Synonym: Dendrobates flavopictus — Cochran, 1955
        • Subfamily: Dendrobatinae
          • Genus: Oophaga
            • Species: Oophaga histrionica (Berthold, 1845)
              • Synonym: Dendrobates histrionicus concluens Blomberg, 1955
        • Subfamily: Hyloxalinae
          • Genus: Hyloxalus
            • Species: Hyloxalus pulchellus (Jiménez de la Espada, 1875)
              • Synonym: Phyllobates cosangae — Peters, 1955
      • Family: Eleutherodactylidae
        • Subfamily: Eleutherodactylinae
          • Genus: Diasporus
            • Species: Diasporus vocator (Taylor, 1955)
              • Synonym: Eleutherodactylus vocator Taylor, 1955
          • Genus: Eleutherodactylus
            • Species: Eleutherodactylus casparii Dunn, 1926
              • Synonym: Eleutherodactylus ricordii casparii — Goin, 1955
            • Species: Eleutherodactylus dilatus (Davis and Dixon, 1955)
              • Synonym: Tomodactylus dilatus Davis and Dixon, 1955
            • Species: Eleutherodactylus maurus Hedges, 1989
              • Synonym: Tomodactylus fuscus Davis and Dixon, 1955
            • Species: Eleutherodactylus rogersi Goin, 1955
              • Synonym: Eleutherodactylus ricordi rogersi Goin, 1955
      • Family: Hemiphractidae
        • Genus: Gastrotheca
          • Species: Gastrotheca angustifrons (Boulenger, 1898)
            • Synonym: Gastrotheca angustifrons — Peters, 1955
          • Species: Gastrotheca cornuta (Boulenger, 1898)
            • Synonym: Gastrotheca cornutum — Peters, 1955
          • Species: Gastrotheca microdiscus (Andersson, 1910)
            • Synonym: Gastrotheca microdisca — Cochran, 1955
          • Species: Gastrotheca plumbea (Boulenger, 1882)
            • Synonym: Gastrotheca plumbeam — Peters, 1955
          • Species: Gastrotheca testudinea (Jiménez de la Espada, 1870)
            • Synonym: Gastrotheca viviparum — Peters, 1955
          • Species: Gastrotheca weinlandii (Steindachner, 1892)
            • Synonym: Gastrotheca weinlandii — Peters, 1955
      • Family: Hylidae
        • Subfamily: Hylinae
          • Genus: Dendropsophus
            • Species: Dendropsophus bipunctatus (Spix, 1824)
              • Synonym: Hyla bipunctata bipunctata — Cochran, 1955
            • Species: Dendropsophus seniculus (Cope, 1868)
              • Synonym: Hyla marmorata senicula — Cochran, 1955
          • Genus: Hypsiboas
            • Species: Hypsiboas bischoffi (Boulenger, 1887)
              • Synonym: Hyla bischoffi bischoffi — Cochran, 1955
              • Synonym: Hyla bischoffi multilineata — Cochran, 1955
            • Species: Hypsiboas crepitans (Wied-Neuwied, 1824)
              • Synonym: Hyla crepitans — Cochran, 1955
          • Genus: Pseudacris
            • Species: Pseudacris kalmi Harper, 1955
              • Synonym: Pseudacris nigrita kalmi Harper, 1955
          • Genus: Scinax
            • Species: Scinax brieni (De Witte, 1930)
              • Synonym: Hyla strigilata brieni — Cochran, 1955
            • Species: Scinax flavoguttatus (Lutz and Lutz, 1939)
              • Synonym: Hyla strigilata flavoguttata — Cochran, 1955
          • Genus: Sphaenorhynchus
            • Species: Sphaenorhynchus orophilus (Lutz and Lutz, 1938)
              • Synonym: Hyla aurantiaca orophila — Cochran, 1955
            • Species: Sphaenorhynchus planicola (Lutz and Lutz, 1938)
              • Synonym: Hyla aurantiaca planicola — Cochran, 1955
          • Genus: Tlalocohyla
            • Species: Tlalocohyla loquax (Gaige and Stuart, 1934)
              • Synonym: Hyla axillamembrana Shannon and Werler, 1955
        • Subfamily: Pelodryadinae
          • Genus: Litoria
            • Species: Litoria latopalmata Günther, 1867
              • Synonym: Hyla palmata — Slevin, 1955
        • Subfamily: Phyllomedusinae
          • Genus: Agalychnis
            • Species: Agalychnis saltator Taylor, 1955
      • Family: Hylodidae
        • Genus: Crossodactylus
          • Species: Crossodactylus gaudichaudii Duméril and Bibron, 1841
            • Synonym: Crossodactylus gaudichaudii — Cochran, 1955
          • Species: Crossodactylus trachystomus (Reinhardt and Lütken, 1862)
            • Synonym: Crossodactylus trachystoma — Cochran, 1955
        • Genus: Megaelosia
          • Species: Megaelosia goeldii (Baumann, 1912)
            • Synonym: Megaelosia goeldii — Cochran, 1955
      • Family: Leptodactylidae
        • Subfamily: Leiuperinae
          • Genus: Engystomops
            • Species: Engystomops pustulatus (Shreve, 1941)
              • Synonym: Engystomops pustulata — Peters, 1955
          • Genus: Physalaemus
            • Species: Physalaemus biligonigerus (Cope, 1861)
              • Synonym: Physalaemus fuscomaculatus — Cochran, 1955
            • Species: Physalaemus moreirae (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937)
              • Synonym: Physalaemus moreirae — Cochran, 1955
            • Species: Physalaemus nanus (Boulenger, 1888)
              • Synonym: Physalaemus nana — Cochran, 1955
            • Species: Physalaemus signifer (Girard, 1853)
              • Synonym: Physalaemus signiferus — Cochran, 1955
        • Subfamily: Leptodactylinae
          • Genus: Leptodactylus
            • Species: Leptodactylus flavopictus Lutz, 1926
              • Synonym: Leptodactylus pentadactylus flavopictus — Cochran, 1955
      • Family: Microhylidae
        • Subfamily: Asterophryinae
          • Genus: Metamagnusia
            • Species: Metamagnusia slateri (Loveridge, 1955)
              • Synonym: Asterophrys slateri Loveridge, 1955
          • Genus: Oreophryne
            • Species: Oreophryne parkeri Loveridge, 1955
        • Subfamily: Gastrophryninae
          • Genus: Hypopachus
            • Species: Hypopachus variolosus (Cope, 1866)
              • Synonym: Hypopachus alboventer alboventer — Davis, 1955
              • Synonym: Hypopachus alboventer reticulatus Davis, 1955
      • Family: Nyctibatrachidae
        • Genus: Nyctibatrachus
          • Species: Nyctibatrachus humayuni Bhaduri and Kripalani, 1955
      • Family: Phrynobatrachidae
        • Genus: Phrynobatrachus
          • Species: Phrynobatrachus latifrons Ahl, 1924
            • Synonym: Phrynobatrachus parogoensis Loveridge, 1955
          • Species: Phrynobatrachus plicatus (Günther, 1858)
            • Synonym: Phrynobatrachus aelleni Loveridge, 1955
      • Family: Ptychadenidae
        • Genus: Ptychadena
          • Species: Ptychadena chrysogaster Laurent, 1954
            • Synonym: Rana (Ptychadena) chrysogaster — Guibé and Lamotte, 1955
          • Species: Ptychadena superciliaris (Günther, 1858)
            • Synonym: Rana (Ptychadena) superciliaris — Guibé and Lamotte, 1955
          • Species: Ptychadena tournieri (Guibé and Lamotte, 1955)
            • Synonym: Rana (Ptychadena) tournieri Guibé and Lamotte, 1955
      • Family: Ranidae
        • Genus: Lithobates
          • Species: Lithobates pueblae (Zweifel, 1955)
            • Synonym: Rana pueblae Zweifel, 1955
        • Genus: Rana
          • Species: Rana boylii Baird, 1854
            • Synonym: Rana boylei — Zweifel, 1955
          • Species: Rana muscosa Camp, 1917
            • Synonym: Rana muscosa — Zweifel, 1955
          • Species: Rana tsushimensis Stejneger, 1907
            • Synonym: Rana temporaria tsushimensis — Sato and Takashima, 1955
      • Family: Telmatobiidae
        • Genus: Telmatobius
          • Species: Telmatobius arequipensis Vellard, 1955
            • Synonym: Telmatobius arequipensis arequipensis — Vellard, 1955
            • Synonym: Telmatobius arequipensis natator Vellard, 1955
          • Species: Telmatobius brevirostris Vellard, 1955
            • Synonym: Telmatobius brevirostris brevirostris Vellard, 1955
            • Synonym: Telmatobius brevirostris parvulus Vellard, 1955
          • Species: Telmatobius halli Noble, 1938
            • Synonym: Telmatobius halli halli — Capurro-S., 1955
          • Species: Telmatobius jelskii (Peters, 1873)
            • Synonym: Telmatobius jelskii bufo Vellard, 1955
            • Synonym: Telmatobius jelskii longitarsis Vellard, 1955
            • Synonym: Telmatobius jelskii walkeri — Vellard, 1955
          • Species: Telmatobius punctatus Vellard, 1955
            • Synonym: Telmatobius brevirostris punctatus Vellard, 1955
          • Species: Telmatobius rimac Schmidt, 1954
            • Synonym: Telmatobius rimac meridionalis Vellard, 1955
            • Synonym: Telmatobius rimac rimac — Vellard, 1955
    • Order: Caudata
      • Family: Ambystomatidae
        • Genus: Ambystoma
          • Species: Ambystoma mavortium Baird, 1850
            • Synonym: Ambystoma tigrinum utahense Lowe, 1955
      • Family: Plethodontidae
        • Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae
          • Genus: Bolitoglossa
            • Species: Bolitoglossa franklini (Schmidt, 1936)
              • Synonym: Magnadigita brevipes Bumzahem and Smith, 1955
          • Genus: Pseudoeurycea
            • Species: Pseudoeurycea brunnata Bumzahem and Smith, 1955
            • Species: Pseudoeurycea firscheini Shannon and Werler, 1955
            • Species: Pseudoeurycea praecellens (Rabb, 1955)
              • Synonym: Parvimolge praecellens Rabb, 1955
            • Species: Pseudoeurycea scandens Walker, 1955
          • Genus: Pseudotriton
            • Species: Pseudotriton ruber (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801)
              • Synonym: Gyrinophilus warneri Sinclair, 1955
          • Genus: Thorius
            • Species: Thorius narismagnus Shannon and Werler, 1955
              • Synonym: Thorius pennatulus narismagnus Shannon and Werler, 1955
            • Species: Thorius pennatulus Cope, 1869
              • Synonym: Thorius pennatulus pennatulus — Shannon and Werler, 1955
        • Subfamily: Plethodontinae
          • Genus: Desmognathus
            • Species: Desmognathus planiceps Newman, 1955
          • Genus: Hydromantes
            • Species: Hydromantes ambrosii (Lanza, 1955)
              • Synonym: Hydromantes italicus ambrosii Lanza, 1955
      • Family: Salamandridae
        • Subfamily: Pleurodelinae
          • Genus: Lissotriton
            • Species: Lissotriton kosswigi (Freytag, 1955)
              • Synonym: Triturus vulgaris kosswigi Freytag, 1955
          • Genus: Taricha Gray, 1850
            • Synonym: Paleotaricha Van Frank, 1955
    • Order: Gymnophiona
      • Family: Dermophiidae
        • Genus: Dermophis
          • Species: Dermophis costaricense Taylor, 1955
          • Species: Dermophis glandulosus Taylor, 1955
          • Species: Dermophis occidentalis Taylor, 1955
          • Species: Dermophis parviceps (Dunn, 1924)
            • Synonym: Dermophis parviceps — Taylor, 1955
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