Names with citations in year 1956

Class: Amphibia Gray, 1825
- Synonym: Urodelidia Huene, 1956
- Order: Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813
  - Synonym: Notocentrophori Huene, 1956
  - Synonym: Opisthocoelia Huene, 1956
  - Family: Alsodidae
    - Genus: Alsodes
      - Species: Alsodes verrucosus (Philippi, 1902)
        
        Synonym: Eupsophus verrucosus — Cei, 1956
  - Family: Aromobatidae
    - Subfamily: Allobatinae
      - Genus: Allobates
        
        Species: Allobates bromelicola (Test, 1956)
        
        Synonym: Phyllobates bromelicola Test, 1956
    - Subfamily: Aromobatinae
      - Genus: Mannophryne
        
        Species: Mannophryne neblina (Test, 1956)
        
        Synonym: Prostherapis neblina Test, 1956
  - Family: Arthroleptidae
    - Subfamily: Arthroleptinae
      - Genus: Cardioglossa
        
        Species: Cardioglossa cyaneospila Laurent, 1950
        
        Synonym: Cardioglossa cyaneospila — Laurent, 1956
  - Family: Bufonidae
    - Genus: Melanophryniscus
      - Species: Melanophryniscus rubriventris (Vellard, 1947)
        
        Synonym: Dendrophryniscus rubriventris — Cei, 1956
  - Family: Craugastoridae
    - Subfamily: Craugastorinae
      - Genus: Craugastor
        
        Species: Craugastor augusti (Dugès, 1879)
        
        Synonym: Eleutherodactylus augusti augusti — Zweifel, 1956
        
        Synonym: Eleutherodactylus augusti cactorum — Zweifel, 1956
        
        Synonym: Eleutherodactylus augusti fuscofemora Zweifel, 1956
        
        Synonym: Eleutherodactylus augusti latrans — Zweifel, 1956
        
        Species: Craugastor fitzingeri (Schmidt, 1857)
        
        Synonym: Eleutherodactylus griseus — Cei, 1956
  - Family: Dendrobatidae
    - Subfamily: Colostethinae
      - Genus: Epipedobates
        
        Species: Epipedobates espinosai (Funkhouser, 1956)
        
        Synonym: Phyllobates espinosai Funkhouser, 1956
    - Subfamily: Dendrobatinae
      - Genus: Oophaga
        
        Species: Oophaga histrionica (Berthold, 1845)
        
        Synonym: Dendrobates histrionicus confluens Funkhouser, 1956
        
        Species: Oophaga sylvatica (Funkhouser, 1956)
        
        Synonym: Dendrobates histrionicus sylvaticus Funkhouser, 1956
  - Family: Dicroglossidae
    - Subfamily: Dicroglossinae
      - Genus: Sphaerotheca
        
        Species: Sphaerotheca breviceps (Schneider, 1799)
        
        Synonym: Rana swani Myers and Leviton, 1956
    - Subfamily: Occidozyginae
      - Genus: Occidozyga
        
        Species: Occidozyga baluensis (Boulenger, 1896)
        
        Synonym: Ooeidozyga baluensis — Inger, 1956
  - Family: Eleutherodactylidae
    - Subfamily: Eleutherodactylinae
      - Genus: Eleutherodactylus
        
        Species: Eleutherodactylus inoptatus (Barbour, 1914)
        
        Synonym: Eleutherodactylus beebei Cochran, 1956
        
        Species: Eleutherodactylus interorbitalis (Langebartel and Shannon, 1956)
        
        Synonym: Syrrhopus interorbitalis Langebartel and Shannon, 1956
  - Family: Hylidae
    - Subfamily: Hylinae
      - Genus: Bokermannohyla
        
        Species: Bokermannohyla alvarengai (Bokermann, 1956)
        
        Synonym: Hyla alvarengai Bokermann, 1956
      - Genus: Ecnomiohyla
        
        Species: Ecnomiohyla valancifer (Firschein and Smith, 1956)
        
        Synonym: Hyla valancifer Firschein and Smith, 1956
      - Genus: Hyla
        
        Species: Hyla molleri Bedriaga, 1890
        
        Synonym: Hyla meridionalis molleri — Parker, 1956
        
        Species: Hyla squirella Bosc, 1800
        
        Synonym: Hyla goini Auffenberg, 1956
      - Genus: Osteocephalus
        
        Species: Osteocephalus verruciger (Werner, 1901)
        
        Synonym: Hyla orcesi Funkhouser, 1956
      - Genus: Pseudacris
        
        Species: Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850)
        
        Synonym: Pseudacris nigrita maculata — Smith, 1956
      - Genus: Trachycephalus
        
        Species: Trachycephalus typhonius (Linnaeus, 1758)
        
        Synonym: Phrynohyas hebes — Duellman, 1956
        
        Synonym: Phrynohyas inflata — Duellman, 1956
        
        Synonym: Phrynohyas ingens Duellman, 1956
        
        Synonym: Phrynohyas latifasciata Duellman, 1956
        
        Synonym: Phrynohyas modesta — Duellman, 1956
        
        Synonym: Phrynohyas spilomma — Duellman, 1956
        
        Synonym: Phrynohyas zonata — Duellman, 1956
    - Subfamily: Phyllomedusinae
      - Genus: Phyllomedusa
        
        Species: Phyllomedusa sauvagii Boulenger, 1882
        
        Synonym: Phyllomedusa sauvagii rickettsii — Cei, 1956
        
        Synonym: Phyllomedusa sauvagii sauvagii — Cei, 1956
  - Family: Hylodidae
    - Genus: Hylodes
      - Species: Hylodes mertensi (Bokermann, 1956)
        
        Synonym: Elosia mertensi Bokermann, 1956
  - Family: Hyperoliidae
    - Genus: Afrixalus
      - Species: Afrixalus weidholzi (Mertens, 1938)
        
        Synonym: Afrixalus wiedholzi — Loveridge, 1956
    - Genus: Hyperolius
      - Species: Hyperolius hutsebauti Laurent, 1956
        
        Synonym: Hyperolius tuberculatus hutsebauti Laurent, 1956
      - Species: Hyperolius ocellatus Günther, 1858
        
        Synonym: Hyperolius ocellatus guttatus — Laurent, 1956
    - Genus: Kassina
      - Species: Kassina senegalensis (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
        
        Synonym: Kassina argyreivittis ruandae Laurent, 1956
        
        Synonym: Kassina argyreivittis sudanica Laurent, 1956
        
        Synonym: Kassina argyreivittis uelensis Laurent, 1956
  - Family: Leptodactylidae
    - Subfamily: Leiuperinae
      - Genus: Pleurodema
        
        Species: Pleurodema cinereum Cope, 1878
        
        Synonym: Pleurodema cinerea alpina — Cei, 1956
        
        Synonym: Pleurodema cinerea cinerea — Cei, 1956
    - Subfamily: Leptodactylinae
      - Genus: Adenomera
        
        Species: Adenomera martinezi (Bokermann, 1956)
        
        Synonym: Leptodactylus martinezi Bokermann, 1956
      - Genus: Leptodactylus
        
        Species: Leptodactylus fuscus (Schneider, 1799)
        
        Synonym: Leptodactylus sybilator — Cei, 1956
  - Family: Microhylidae
    - Subfamily: Asterophryinae
      - Genus: Albericus
        
        Species: Albericus darlingtoni (Loveridge, 1948)
        
        Synonym: Cophixalus darlingtoni — Zweifel, 1956
      - Genus: Aphantophryne
        
        Species: Aphantophryne pansa Fry, 1917
        
        Synonym: Cophixalus pansus — Zweifel, 1956
      - Genus: Austrochaperina
        
        Species: Austrochaperina palmipes (Zweifel, 1956)
        
        Synonym: Sphenophryne palmipes Zweifel, 1956
      - Genus: Callulops
        
        Species: Callulops wilhelmanus (Loveridge, 1948)
        
        Synonym: Asterophrys wilhelmana — Zweifel, 1956
      - Genus: Cophixalus
        
        Species: Cophixalus cryptotympanum Zweifel, 1956
        
        Species: Cophixalus daymani Zweifel, 1956
        
        Species: Cophixalus parkeri Loveridge, 1948
        
        Synonym: Cophixalus parkeri — Zweifel, 1956
        
        Species: Cophixalus shellyi Zweifel, 1956
      - Genus: Oreophryne
        
        Species: Oreophryne brevicrus Zweifel, 1956
        
        Species: Oreophryne idenburgensis Zweifel, 1956
        
        Species: Oreophryne inornata Zweifel, 1956
        
        Species: Oreophryne insulana Zweifel, 1956
      - Genus: Oxydactyla
        
        Species: Oxydactyla crassa (Zweifel, 1956)
        
        Synonym: Sphenophryne crassa Zweifel, 1956
      - Genus: Xenorhina
        
        Species: Xenorhina similis (Zweifel, 1956)
        
        Synonym: Asterophrys similis Zweifel, 1956
  - Family: Ptychadenidae
    - Genus: Ptychadena
      - Species: Ptychadena aequiplicata (Werner, 1898)
        
        Synonym: Ptychadena aequiplicata — Laurent, 1956
      - Species: Ptychadena longirostris (Peters, 1870)
        
        Synonym: Ptychadena longirostris — Laurent, 1956
      - Species: Ptychadena porosissima (Steindachner, 1867)
        
        Synonym: Rana (Ptychadena) porosissima — Inger, 1956
  - Family: Ranidae
    - Genus: Lithobates
      - Species: Lithobates capito (LeConte, 1855)
        
        Synonym: Rana capito stertens Schwartz and Harrison, 1956
    - Genus: Pelophylax
      - Species: Pelophylax chosenicus (Okada, 1931)
        
        Synonym: Rana plancyi chosenica — Shannon, 1956
    - Genus: Rana
      - Species: Rana coreana Okada, 1928
        
        Synonym: Rana amurensis coreana — Shannon, 1956
      - Species: Rana dybowskii Günther, 1876
        
        Synonym: Rana temporaria dybowskii — Shannon, 1956
  - Family: Rhacophoridae
    - Subfamily: Rhacophorinae
      - Genus: Polypedates
        
        Species: Polypedates macrotis (Boulenger, 1891)
        
        Synonym: Rhacophorus leucomystax linki — Inger, 1956
- Order: Caudata
  - Family: Ambystomatidae
    - Genus: Ambystoma
      - Species: Ambystoma macrodactylum Baird, 1850
        
        Synonym: Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum Russell and Anderson, 1956
  - Family: Plethodontidae
    - Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae
      - Genus: Chiropterotriton
        
        Species: Chiropterotriton priscus Rabb, 1956
        
        Synonym: Chiropterotriton prisca Rabb, 1956
    - Subfamily: Plethodontinae
      - Genus: Desmognathus
        
        Species: Desmognathus marmoratus (Moore, 1899)
        
        Synonym: Leurognathus marmorata aureata Martof, 1956
        
        Synonym: Leurognathus marmorata melania Martof, 1956
        
        Synonym: Leurognathus marmorata roborata Martof, 1956
      - Genus: Plethodon
        
        Species: Plethodon angusticlavius Grobman, 1944
        
        Synonym: Plethodon dorsalis angusticlavius — Thurow, 1956
        
        Species: Plethodon dorsalis Cope, 1889
        
        Synonym: Plethodon dorsalis dorsalis — Thurow, 1956
        
        Species: Plethodon nettingi Green, 1938
        
        Synonym: Plethodon richmondi nettingi — Highton and Grobman, 1956
        
        Species: Plethodon richmondi Netting and Mittleman, 1938
        
        Synonym: Plethodon richmondi popei Highton and Grobman, 1956
        
        Synonym: Plethodon richmondi richmondi — Highton and Grobman, 1956
        
        Species: Plethodon serratus Grobman, 1944
        
        Synonym: Plethodon cinereus polycentratus Highton and Grobman, 1956
        
        Species: Plethodon welleri Walker, 1931
        
        Synonym: Plethodon welleri ventromaculatum Thurow, 1956
        
        Synonym: Plethodon welleri welleri — Thurow, 1956
  - Family: Salamandridae
    - Subfamily: Pleurodelinae
      - Genus: Ichthyosaura
        
        Species: Ichthyosaura alpestris (Laurenti, 1768)
        
        Synonym: Triturus alpestris winterli Sochurek, 1956
    - Subfamily: Salamandrinae
      - Genus: Salamandra
        
        Species: Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758)
        
        Synonym: Salamandra salamandra gigliolii Eiselt and Lanza, 1956

Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference

Names with citations in year 1956