Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Batrachomorpha
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Superordo: Batrachia
Cladus: Salientia
Ordo: Anura
Familia: Ptychadenidae
Genus: Hildebrandtia
Species: H. macrotympanum – H. ornata – H. ornatissima
Name
Hildebrandtia Nieden, 1907
Type species: Pyxicephalus ornatus Peters, 1878
Hildebrandtia ornata
References
Nieden, 1907, Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturforsch. Freunde Berlin, 1907: 229.
Amphibian Species of the World 5.1 Hildebrandtia access date 26 June 2008
Vernacular names
English: Ornate Frogs
Hildebrandtia is a genus of frogs in the family Ptychadenidae.[1][2][3][4] They are distributed in tropical and subtropical Sub-Saharan Africa. The common name of this genus is Hildebrandt's burrowing frogs or ornate frogs.[1] The genus name honours Johann Maria Hildebrandt, a German botanist and explorer.[5]
Description and ecology
Hildebrandtia are medium-sized to large frogs with stocky bodies. They use their large inner metatarsal tubercles for digging. They live in dry to very dry savanna habitats and stay hidden in their burrows most of the year. Reproduction takes place in temporary ponds and puddles at the beginning of the rainy season. The tadpoles are robust-bodied with a muscular tail and low tail fin. They have strong jaws and are carnivorous.[3]
Species
There are three species in this genus:[1][2][3]
Hildebrandtia macrotympanum (Boulenger, 1912)
Hildebrandtia ornata (Peters, 1878)
Hildebrandtia ornatissima (Bocage, 1879)
References
Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Hildebrandtia Nieden, 1907". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
"Ptychadenidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
Channing, Allan & Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2019). Field Guide to the Frogs & other Amphibians of Africa. Cape Town: Struik Nature. p. 322. ISBN 978-1-77584-512-6.
"Hildebrandtia Nieden, 1907". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
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