Laboratorio de Gentica Evolutiva Claudio Juan Bidau, Instituto de Biologa Subtropical (CONICET-UNaM), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Qumicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Misiones, Flix de Azara 1552, Posadas, Misiones, Argentina.
Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia .
Zootaxa. 2021 Aug 17;5023(1):121-130. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5023.1.7.
In this work, we show that Bufo levicristatus Boettger, 1885 is a senior synonym of Bufo scitulus Caramaschi Niemeyer, 2003, and not a junior synonym of Bufo ornatus Spix, 1824, as previously considered. In addition, we present evidence that Bufo scitulus Caramaschi Niemeyer, 2003 complies with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature requirements for a reversal of precedence over the name Bufo levicristatus Boettger, 1885, and so the name Bufo scitulus is to be maintained for this species.
在这项工作中,我们表明,1885 年的 Bufo levicristatus Boettger 是 Bufo scitulus Caramaschi Niemeyer,2003 的高级同义词,而不是 Bufo ornatus Spix,1824 的低级同义词,如以前所认为的那样。此外,我们还提供了证据表明,Bufo scitulus Caramaschi Niemeyer,2003 符合国际动物命名法规的要求,能够推翻 Bufo levicristatus Boettger,1885 的优先地位,因此 Bufo scitulus 这个名称将被保留用于该物种。