Taxonomy chapter for Peeper, spring (020071)
Phylum
Chordata
Subphylum
Vertebrata
Class
Amphibia
Subclass
Lissamphibia
Species Order
Anura
Species Suborder
Neobatrachia
Family
Hylidae
SubFamily
N/A
Genus
Pseudacris
Species
crucifer
Subspecies
N/A
Authority
(Wied-Neuwied, 1838)
ITIS-TSN
207303
Taxonomy Comments
This species was shifted from the genus Hyla to the genus Pseudacris in 1997 *11280*. The herpetofaunal taxonomic authority (Crother et al, 2008, online updated edition, accessed on 1/19/12) recently rejected the subspecies name for this species. Thus, the common and scientific names of this species were updated to reflect the elimination of the subspecies name. The common and scientific names of this species were northern spring peeper, Pseudacris crucifer crucifer, but the names are now spring peeper, P. crucifer.
References for Taxonomy
Ref.Id |
Citation |
1008 |
Barbour, R.W., 1971, Amphibians and reptiles of Kentucky, 334 pgs., Univ. of Kentucky Press, Lexington, KY
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11280 |
Collins, J.T., ed., 1997, Standard common and current scientific names for North American amphibians and reptiles, Herpetological Circular #25, 40 pp. pgs., Soc. for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Lawrence, KS
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