Amphibian Species of the World

Search tool	Example of search string in box	What that means to the database
* = "wildcard". Allows a partial letter string to be entered and implies either no or various extension on this letter string	Hyl*	Will find all uses of "Hyl . . ." anywhere in a record: e.g., Hylarana, Hyla, Hylidae, Hylinae, Hylaedactyla.
* = "wildcard". Allows a partial letter string to be entered and implies either no or various extension on this letter string	*Hyla	Will find all uses of ". . . hyla" anywhere in a record: e.g., Hyla, Hylidae, Plectrohyla, Ptychadena hylaea, Adenomera hylaedactyla
	Hyla	Will find all records that contain stand-alone uses of Hyla: e.g., Hyla, Hyla arenicolor
Strings of words without quotation marks	Lithobates pipiens	Interprets this as "Lithobates OR pipiens" so will find the union of all records that contain either "Lithobates" or "pipiens": e.g., Lithobates omiltemanus, Hylorana pipiens
Strings of word with quotation marks	"Lithobates pipiens"	Interprets this as "Lithobates AND pipiens" so will return all records that have the character string "Lithobates pipiens" anywhere within a record: e.g., all members of the Lithobates pipiens complex.
AND statement. Means that the results of the search must include both words held together by an AND	Lithobates AND pipiens	Same as "Lithobates pipiens"
OR statement. Means that the results of the search will all records that have either of the terms held together by an OR	Lithobates OR "Costa Rica"	Recovers all records that contain the word "Lithobates" or "Costa Rica": 402 records inasmuch as this will include all records for the entire amphibian fauna of Costa Rica
Combining Boolean operators within the Basic Search box (AND, OR, NOT, quotation marks)	Lithobates AND "Costa Rica" NOT forreri	Recovers only records that contain the word Lithobates AND "Costa Rica", but excludes any record that contains the word "forreri" in any part of the record: 9 records
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Search tool	Example of search string in box	What that means to the database
* = "wildcard". Allows a partial letter string to be entered and implies either no or various extension on this letter string	Hyl*	Will find all uses of "Hyl . . ." anywhere in a record: e.g., Hylarana, Hyla, Hylidae, Hylinae, Hylaedactyla.
* = "wildcard". Allows a partial letter string to be entered and implies either no or various extension on this letter string	*Hyla	Will find all uses of ". . . hyla" anywhere in a record: e.g., Hyla, Hylidae, Plectrohyla, Ptychadena hylaea, Adenomera hylaedactyla
Single word	Hyla	Will find all records that contain stand-alone uses of Hyla: e.g., Hyla, Hyla arenicolor
Strings of words without quotation marks	Lithobates pipiens	Interprets this as "Lithobates OR pipiens" so will find the union of all records that contain either "Lithobates" or "pipiens": e.g., Lithobates omiltemanus, Hylorana pipiens
Strings of word with quotation marks	"Lithobates pipiens"	Interprets this as "Lithobates AND pipiens" so will return all records that have the character string "Lithobates pipiens" anywhere within a record: e.g., all members of the Lithobates pipiens complex.
AND statement. Means that the results of the search must include both words held together by an AND	Lithobates AND pipiens	Same as "Lithobates pipiens"
OR statement. Means that the results of the search will all records that have either of the terms held together by an OR	Lithobates OR "Costa Rica"	Recovers all records that contain the word "Lithobates" or "Costa Rica": 402 records inasmuch as this will include all records for the entire amphibian fauna of Costa Rica
Combining Boolean operators within the Basic Search box (AND, OR, NOT, quotation marks)	Lithobates AND "Costa Rica" NOT forreri	Recovers only records that contain the word Lithobates AND "Costa Rica", but excludes any record that contains the word "forreri" in any part of the record: 9 records
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Search for Taxon: Kassina senegalensis

Class: Amphibia

Order: Anura

Family: Hyperoliidae Laurent, 1943

Subfamily: Hyperoliinae Laurent, 1943

Genus: Kassinula Laurent, 1940

Species: Kassinula wittei

                Synonym: Kassina (Kassina) wittei Dubois, 1987
Synonym: Kassina (Kassinula) wittei J.-L. Perret in Laurent, 1985
Synonym: Kassina wittei Laurent and Combaz, 1950
            

Subfamily: Kassininae Laurent, 1972

Genus: Hylambates Duméril, 1853

Species: Hylambates keithae

Synonym: Kassina (Phlyctimantis) keithae Dubois, 1987

Species: Hylambates leonardi

Synonym: Kassina (Phlyctimantis) leonardi Dubois, 1987

Species: Hylambates maculatus

                Synonym: Kassina (Kassina) maculata Dubois, 1987
Synonym: Kassina (Hylambates) maculata Dubois, 1981
Synonym: Kassina maculata Stevens, 1974
Synonym: Kassina poweri Hoffman, 1944
            

Species: Hylambates verrucosus

Synonym: Kassina (Phlyctimantis) verrucosa Dubois, 1987

Genus: Kassina

Synonym: Kassina Girard, 1853

Species: Kassina arboricola

                Synonym: Kassina (Kassina) arboricola Dubois, 1987
Synonym: Kassina arboricola Perret, 1985
Synonym: Kassina cochranae arboricola Schiøtz, 1999
            

Species: Kassina cassinoides

                Synonym: Kassina (Kassina) cassinoides Dubois, 1987
Synonym: Kassina cassinoides Laurent and Combaz, 1950
            

Species: Kassina cochranae

                Synonym: Kassina (Kassina) cochranae Dubois, 1987
Synonym: Kassina cochranae cochranae Schiøtz, 1999
Synonym: Kassina maculata Schiøtz, 1964
Synonym: Kassina maculata Parker, 1931
Synonym: Kassina cochranae Perret, 1958
            

Species: Kassina decorata

                Synonym: Kassina (Kassina) decorata Dubois, 1987
Synonym: Kassina decorata Laurent and Combaz, 1950
Synonym: Kassina maculosa decorata Perret, 1958
Synonym: Kassina decorata Amiet, 2007
            

Species: Kassina fusca

                Synonym: Kassina (Kassina) fusca Dubois, 1987
Synonym: Kassina fusca Schiøtz, 1967
            

Species: Kassina jozani

Synonym: Kassina jozani Msuya, Howell, and Channing, 2007

Species: Kassina kuvangensis

                Synonym: Kassina (Kassina) kuvangensis Dubois, 1987
Synonym: Kassina kuvangensis Perret, 1958
Synonym: Kassina ingeri Laurent, 1963
            

Species: Kassina lamottei

                Synonym: Kassina (Kassina) lamottei Dubois, 1987
Synonym: Kassina lamottei Schiøtz, 1967
            

Species: Kassina maculifer

                Synonym: Kassina (Kassina) parkeri Dubois, 1987
Synonym: Kassina parkeri Largen, 1975
Synonym: Kassina maculifer Schiøtz, 1999
            

Species: Kassina maculosa

                Synonym: Kassina (Kassina) maculosa Dubois, 1987
Synonym: Kassina maculosa Laurent, 1952
Synonym: Kassina maculosa maculosa Perret, 1958
            

Species: Kassina mertensi

                Synonym: Kassina (Kassina) mertensi Dubois, 1987
Synonym: Kassina mertensi Laurent, 1952
            

Species: Kassina schioetzi

Synonym: Kassina schioetzi Rödel, Grafe, Rudolf, and Ernst, 2002

Species: Kassina senegalensis

                Synonym: Kassina senegalensis senegalensis Hewitt, 1937
Synonym: Kassina (Kassina) senegalensis Dubois, 1987
Synonym: Kassina senegalensis ovamboensis Hoffman, 1942
Synonym: Kassina senegalensis modesta Hewitt, 1937
Synonym: Kassina senegalensis angeli Laurent, 1954
Synonym: Kassina senegalensis deserticola Mertens, 1971
Synonym: Kassina senegalensis ruandae Laurent, 1972
Synonym: Kassina senegalensis uelensis Inger, 1968
Synonym: Kassina senegalensis var. intermedia Werner, 1898
Synonym: Kassina senegalensis Girard, 1853
Synonym: Kassina senegalensis Noble, 1924
Synonym: Hylambates senegalensis Van Dijk, 1966
Synonym: Cassina senegalensis Günther, 1864
Synonym: Cystignathus senegalensis Duméril and Bibron, 1841
Synonym: Kassina argyreivittis sudanica Laurent, 1956
Synonym: Kassina argyreivittis uelensis Laurent, 1956
Synonym: Kassina argyreivittis ruandae Laurent, 1956
Synonym: Kassina argyreivittis Perret, 1958
Synonym: Kassina benueana Monard, 1951
Synonym: Kassina deserticola Ahl, 1930
Synonym: Kassina modesta Ahl, 1930
            

Species: Kassina somalica

                Synonym: Kassina senegalensis somalica Schiøtz, 1975
Synonym: Kassina somalica Scortecci, 1932
Synonym: Kassina somalica Lanza, 1981
            

Species: Kassina wazae

Synonym: Kassina wazae Amiet, 2007

Genus: Paracassina Peracca, 1907

Species: Paracassina kounhiensis

                Synonym: Kassina kounhiensis Perret, 1958
Synonym: Kassina (Paracassina) kounhiensis Dubois, 1987
Synonym: Kassina obscura kounhiensis Largen, 1975
            

Species: Paracassina obscura

                Synonym: Kassina (Paracassina) obscura Dubois, 1987
Synonym: Kassina obscura obscura Largen, 1975
Synonym: Kassina obscura Noble, 1924
            

Genus: Semnodactylus Hoffman, 1939

Species: Semnodactylus wealii

                Synonym: Kassina (Kassina) wealii Dubois, 1987
Synonym: Hylambates (Kassina) wealei Van Dijk, 1971
Synonym: Kassina thabanchuensis Hoffman, 1942
Synonym: Kassina weali fitzsimonsi Hoffman, 1942
Synonym: Kassina wealii wealii Hewitt, 1927
            