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Acridinae Mivart 1869

Description

Subfamily Acridinae Mivart, 1869

Acridina Mivart, 1869: 292. Type genus Acris Duméril and Bibron, 1841:506.

Definition. Small to medium-sized (19–48 mm SVL) mainly terrestrial and semi-aquatic frogs; discs on fingers and toes not, or only slightly, expanded (Fig. 3A); chromosome complement 2n = 22 or 24.

Content. Three genera and 21 species.

Distribution. North America from southern Alaska southward to southern Baja California, and east of the Rocky Mountains from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico.

Etymology. The familial name is based on that of the type genus, the Greek akris, meaning a kind of grasshopper.

Notes

Published as part of Duellman, William E., Marion, Angela B. & Hedges, Blair, 2016, Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the treefrogs (Amphibia: Anura: Arboranae), pp. 1-109 in Zootaxa 4104 (1) on page 10, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4104.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/265809

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Acrididae
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Orthoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Mivart
Taxon rank
subFamily
Taxonomic concept label
Acridinae Mivart, 1869 sec. Duellman, Marion & Hedges, 2016

References

  • Dumeril, A. M. C. & Bibron, G. (1841) Erpetologie Generale ou Histoire Naturelle Complete des Reptiles. Vol. 8. Roret, Paris, 792 pp.