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: Leptopelis marginatus

Class: Amphibia

Order: Anura

Family: Arthroleptidae Mivart, 1869

Subfamily: Leptopelinae Laurent, 1972

Genus: Leptopelis

Synonym: Leptopelis Günther, 1859

Species: Leptopelis anchietae

                Synonym: Leptopelis anchietae Noble, 1924
Synonym: Leptopelis (Taphriomantis) anchietae Laurent, 1941
            

Species: Leptopelis anebos

Synonym: Leptopelis anebos Portillo and Greenbaum, 2014

Species: Leptopelis argenteus

                Synonym: Leptopelis argenteus Ahl, 1931
Synonym: Leptopelis argenteus argenteus Schiøtz, 1975
            

Species: Leptopelis aubryi

                Synonym: Leptopelis (Leptopelis) aubryi Laurent, 1941
Synonym: Leptopelis buchholzi Ahl, 1929
Synonym: Leptopelis haugi Ahl, 1931
Synonym: Leptopelis aubryi Günther, 1859
            

Species: Leptopelis aubryioides

                Synonym: Leptopelis aubryioides Köhler, 2009
Synonym: Leptopelis omissus omissus Amiet, 1992
            

Species: Leptopelis bequaerti

Synonym: Leptopelis bequaerti Loveridge, 1941

Species: Leptopelis bocagii

                Synonym: Leptopelis bocagii var. leucopunctata Ferreira, 1906
Synonym: Leptopelis bocagii Loveridge, 1925
Synonym: Leptopelis (Taphriomantis) bocagii Laurent, 1941
Synonym: Leptopelis bocagei haasi Mertens, 1937
Synonym: Leptopelis bocagei bocagei Mertens, 1937
Synonym: Leptopelis bocagei De Witte, 1952
Synonym: Leptopelis angolensis Ahl, 1931
Synonym: Leptopelis bocagei Parker, 1936
Synonym: Leptopelis bocagii Loveridge, 1953
            

Species: Leptopelis boulengeri

                Synonym: Leptopelis flaviventer Ahl, 1929
Synonym: Leptopelis violescens Ahl, 1929
Synonym: Leptopelis poensis Ahl, 1929
Synonym: Leptopelis boulengeri Ahl, 1929
            

Species: Leptopelis brevirostris

                Synonym: Leptopelis crystallinoron Lötters, Rödel, and Burger, 2005
Synonym: Leptopelis brevirostris Noble, 1924
Synonym: Leptopelis brevipes Ahl, 1931
            

Species: Leptopelis broadleyi

                Synonym: Leptopelis argenteus meridionalis Schiøtz, 1975
Synonym: Leptopelis broadleyi Poynton, 1985
            

Species: Leptopelis bufonides

Synonym: Leptopelis bufonides Schiøtz, 1967

Species: Leptopelis calcaratus

                Synonym: Leptopelis (Leptopelis) calcaratus Laurent, 1941
Synonym: Leptopelis calcaratus meridionalis Laurent, 1973
Synonym: Leptopelis calcaratus calcaratus Laurent, 1973
Synonym: Leptopelis calcaratus Noble, 1924
            

Species: Leptopelis christyi

                Synonym: Leptopelis notatus christyi Loveridge, 1942
Synonym: Leptopelis budduensis Ahl, 1929
Synonym: Leptopelis christyi Ahl, 1931
            

Species: Leptopelis concolor

                Synonym: Leptopelis concolor Ahl, 1929
Synonym: Leptopelis argenteus concolor Schiøtz, 1975
Synonym: Leptopelis concolor Lanza, 1990
            

Species: Leptopelis cynnamomeus

                Synonym: Leptopelis viridis cinnamomeus Laurent, 1964
Synonym: Leptopelis viridis cynnamomeus Laurent, 1973
Synonym: Leptopelis moeroensis Laurent, 1973
Synonym: Leptopelis cinnamomeus Ahl, 1931
Synonym: Leptopelis cynnamomeus Perret, 1976
            

Species: Leptopelis diffidens

Synonym: Leptopelis diffidens Tiutenko and Zinenko, 2021

Species: Leptopelis fenestratus

Synonym: Leptopelis fenestratus Laurent, 1972

Species: Leptopelis fiziensis

                Synonym: Leptopelis modestus fiziensis Laurent, 1973
Synonym: Leptopelis fiziensis Schiøtz, 1975
            

Species: Leptopelis flavomaculatus

                Synonym: Leptopelis johnstoni Barbour and Loveridge, 1928
Synonym: Leptopelis flavomaculatus Laurent, 1948
Synonym: Leptopelis barbouri Ahl, 1929
            

Species: Leptopelis gramineus

                Synonym: Leptopelis gramineus Parker, 1930
Synonym: Leptopelis rugosus Ahl, 1931
            

Species: Leptopelis grandiceps

                Synonym: Leptopelis (Heteropelis) usambarae Laurent, 1941
Synonym: Leptopelis usambarae Ahl, 1929
Synonym: Leptopelis grandiceps Ahl, 1929
            

Species: Leptopelis jordani

Synonym: Leptopelis jordani Parker, 1936

Species: Leptopelis karissimbensis

Synonym: Leptopelis karissimbensis Ahl, 1929

Species: Leptopelis kivuensis

                Synonym: Leptopelis rugegensis Ahl, 1929
Synonym: Leptopelis graueri Ahl, 1929
Synonym: Leptopelis kivuensis Ahl, 1929
            

Species: Leptopelis lebeaui

                Synonym: Leptopelis flavomaculatus lebeaui Laurent, 1973
Synonym: Leptopelis lebeaui Poynton, 1985
            

Species: Leptopelis mackayi

Synonym: Leptopelis mackayi Köhler, Bwong, Schick, Veith, and Lötters, 2006

Species: Leptopelis macrotis

Synonym: Leptopelis macrotis Schiøtz, 1967

Species: Leptopelis marginatus

                Synonym: Leptopelis marginatus Perret, 1976
Synonym: Hylambates marginatus Bocage, 1895
            

Species: Leptopelis millsoni

                Synonym: Leptopelis (Leptopelis) millsoni Laurent, 1941
Synonym: Leptopelis guineensis Ahl, 1929
Synonym: Leptopelis millsoni Noble, 1924
            

Species: Leptopelis modestus

                Synonym: Leptopelis modestus modestus Laurent, 1973
Synonym: Leptopelis modestus Ahl, 1929
            

Species: Leptopelis montanus

Synonym: Leptopelis montanus Tiutenko and Zinenko, 2021

Species: Leptopelis mossambicus

Synonym: Leptopelis mossambicus Poynton, 1985

Species: Leptopelis mtoewaate

Synonym: Leptopelis mtoewaate Portillo and Greenbaum, 2014

Species: Leptopelis natalensis

                Synonym: Hylambates (Leptopelis) natalensis Wager, 1965
Synonym: Leptopelis natalensis Günther, 1859
            

Species: Leptopelis nordequatorialis

                Synonym: Leptopelis anchietae nordequatorialis Perret, 1966
Synonym: Leptopelis nordequatorialis Amiet and Schiøtz, 1974
            

Species: Leptopelis notatus

                Synonym: Leptopelis (Leptopelis) tessmanni Laurent, 1941
Synonym: Leptopelis (Elaphromantis) notatus Laurent, 1941
Synonym: Leptopelis tessmanni Noble, 1924
Synonym: Leptopelis notatus Noble, 1924
Synonym: Leptopelis notatus tessmanni Loveridge, 1942
            

Species: Leptopelis occidentalis

Synonym: Leptopelis occidentalis Schiøtz, 1967

Species: Leptopelis ocellatus

                Synonym: Leptopelis ocellatus schiotzi Laurent, 1973
Synonym: Leptopelis ocellatus ocellatus Laurent, 1973
Synonym: Leptopelis acuticeps Ahl, 1929
Synonym: Leptopelis ocellatus Noble, 1924
            

Species: Leptopelis oryi

Synonym: Leptopelis oryi Inger, 1968

Species: Leptopelis palmatus

Synonym: Leptopelis palmatus Noble, 1924

Species: Leptopelis parbocagii

Synonym: Leptopelis parbocagii Poynton and Broadley, 1987

Species: Leptopelis parkeri

                Synonym: Leptopelis parkeri Barbour and Loveridge, 1928
Synonym: Leptopelis martiensseni Ahl, 1929
Synonym: Leptopelis (Heteropelis) parkeri Laurent, 1941
Synonym: Leptopelis parkeri Schiøtz, 1999
            

Species: Leptopelis parvus

Synonym: Leptopelis parvus Schmidt and Inger, 1959

Species: Leptopelis ragazzii

Synonym: Leptopelis ragazzii Largen, 1977

Species: Leptopelis rufus

                Synonym: Leptopelis rufus Reichenow, 1874
Synonym: Leptopelis rufus Noble, 1924
            

Species: Leptopelis spiritusnoctis

Synonym: Leptopelis spiritusnoctis Rödel, 2007

Species: Leptopelis susanae

Synonym: Leptopelis susanae Largen, 1977

Species: Leptopelis uluguruensis

                Synonym: Leptopelis (Heteropelis) uluguruensis Laurent, 1941
Synonym: Leptopelis uluguruensis Barbour and Loveridge, 1928
Synonym: Leptopelis amaniensis Ahl, 1929
Synonym: Leptopelis tanganus Ahl, 1929
            

Species: Leptopelis vannutellii

Synonym: Leptopelis vannutellii Ahl, 1931

Species: Leptopelis vermiculatus

                Synonym: Leptopelis vermiculatus Barbour and Loveridge, 1928
Synonym: Leptopelis signifer Ahl, 1929
            

Species: Leptopelis viridis

                Synonym: Leptopelis (Taphriomantis) viridis Laurent, 1941
Synonym: Leptopelis liberiensis Ahl, 1929
Synonym: Leptopelis togoensis Ahl, 1929
Synonym: Leptopelis hyloides Ahl, 1931
Synonym: Leptopelis nanus Ahl, 1931
Synonym: Leptopelis nanus Ahl, 1924
Synonym: Leptopelis viridis Ahl, 1931
            

Species: Leptopelis xenodactylus

Synonym: Leptopelis xenodactylus Poynton, 1963

Species: Leptopelis yaldeni

Synonym: Leptopelis yaldeni Largen, 1977

Species: Leptopelis zebra

Synonym: Leptopelis zebra Amiet, 2001

Family: Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815

Subfamily: Hylinae Rafinesque, 1815

Genus: Boana Gray, 1825

Species: Boana marginata

                Synonym: Hypsiboas marginatus Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005
            

Family: Hyperoliidae Laurent, 1943

Subfamily: Hyperoliinae Laurent, 1943

Genus: Hyperolius Rapp, 1842

Species: Hyperolius marginatus

                Synonym: Hyperolius marginatus marginatus Laurent, 1976
Synonym: Hyperolius marmoratus marginatus Poynton, 1964
Synonym: Hyperolius marginatus Peters, 1882
Synonym: Hyperolius marginatus Peters, 1854
Synonym: Hyperolius marmoratus marginatus Poynton and Broadley, 1987
Synonym: Hyperolius marginatus rhodesianus Laurent, 1976
Synonym: Hyperolius marginatus argentovittis Laurent, 1976
Synonym: Hyperolius marginatus pyrrhodictyon Laurent, 1976
Synonym: Hyperolius marginatus aposematicus Laurent, 1976
Synonym: Hyperolius marginatus melanoleucus Laurent, 1976
            

Species: Hyperolius parallelus

                Synonym: Hyperolius marginatus rhodoscelis Laurent, 1976
Synonym: Hyperolius marginatus angolensis Laurent, 1976
Synonym: Hyperolius marginatus alborufus Laurent, 1976
Synonym: Hyperolius marginatus nyassae Laurent, 1976
            

Family: Phrynobatrachidae Laurent, 1941

Genus: Phrynobatrachus Günther, 1862

Species: Phrynobatrachus albomarginatus

Synonym: Phrynobatrachus albo-marginatus De Witte, 1933

Family: Rhacophoridae Hoffman, 1932 (1858)

Subfamily: Rhacophorinae Hoffman, 1932 (1858)

Genus: Chiromantis Peters, 1854

Species: Chiromantis kelleri

Synonym: Leptopelis enantiodactylus Ahl, 1931

Order: Caudata

Family: Plethodontidae Gray, 1850

Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae Hallowell, 1856

Genus: Stereochilus Cope, 1869

Species: Stereochilus marginatus

                Synonym: Pseudotriton marginatus Hallowell, 1856
Synonym: Geotriton marginatus Garman, 1884
Synonym: Spelerpes marginatus Strauch, 1870
Synonym: Stereochilus marginatus Cope, 1889
            