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Megalobatrachus

Megalobatrachus

Sieboldii Tschudi, 1837

GBIF:119360719

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Lectotype: RMNH 2392, 1 juv. Loc.: “ Japan ”. Leg.: Ph. F. von Siebold. Paralectotypes: RMNH 2394, 1 spec. Loc.: “ Japan ”. Leg.: Ph. F. von Siebold. RMNH 18562, 1 ad. skeleton. Loc.: “ Japan ”.
Miracle, Eulàlia Gassó, Van, Lars W., Ostende, Den Hoek, Arntzen, Jan Willem (2007): Type specimens of amphibians in the National Museum of Natural History, Leiden, The Netherlands. Zootaxa 1482: 25-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.176896
Remarks. The lectotype was selected by Hoogmoed (1978: 102). There is also a paralectotype in the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris (MNHNP 7614). These specimens are also the type series of Salamandra maxima Temminck & Schlegel, 1838 and of Triton japonicus Temminck, 1836.
Miracle, Eulàlia Gassó, Van, Lars W., Ostende, Den Hoek, Arntzen, Jan Willem (2007): Type specimens of amphibians in the National Museum of Natural History, Leiden, The Netherlands. Zootaxa 1482: 25-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.176896

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Type specimens of amphibians in the National Museum of Natural History, Leiden, The Netherlands

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This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Miracle, Eulàlia Gassó, Van, Lars W., Ostende, Den Hoek, Arntzen, Jan Willem (2007): Type specimens of amphibians in the National Museum of Natural History, Leiden, The Netherlands. Zootaxa 1482: 25-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.176896

Abstract

The amphibian type specimens held in the National Museum of Natural History in Leiden are listed. A total of 775 type specimens representing 143 taxon names were encountered. The list provides the original name, the original publication date, pagination and illustrations, current name, type locality and notes on the type status.

Key words: Amphibia, Caudata, Anura, Gymnophiona, types, National Museum of Natural History, Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie

Miracle E G, Van L W, Ostende D H, Arntzen J W, plazi (2007). Type specimens of amphibians in the National Museum of Natural History, Leiden, The Netherlands. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.176896 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-14.

CC0Published 12/31/2007View dataset
GBIF Usage Key
119360719
Dataset Key
5358c073-8ab5-42d7-88b9-8d90e1371d73
Origin
source
Backbone Key
4816468
Taxon ID
2271878BDD79FF814BD5FC1FFB44FA9E.taxon
Last Crawled
6/4/2026
Last Interpreted
6/4/2026