Should we invalidate Pseudacris sierra?
Posted: August 17th, 2018, 3:41 pm
And by "we" I mean people who, like, have degrees and get published, not me.
Hyla regilla was described by Baird and Girard in 1852,
In the very same journal, Hallowell described Hyla scapularis - and the description, it seems pretty clear it is P. regilla complex to me, and I believe it is considered a junior synonym to Hyla regilla described just a few pages before it in the same issue of the same journal.
The description simply says Oregon territory.
If the locality though was within current P. sierra range, since P. sierra was not described until 1966, wouldn't that actually make P. sierra a junior synonym to Pseudacris [=Hyla] scapularis?
Does anyone know the specimen number and more precision with respect to where it was collected?
From the description, it was collected by a Dr. Shumard for the Academy, which I presume would be the same Academy that has the type specimen for Oregon Red-spotted gartersnake since it was described a page earlier and also specifies collected by a Dr. Shumard.
Hyla regilla was described by Baird and Girard in 1852,
In the very same journal, Hallowell described Hyla scapularis - and the description, it seems pretty clear it is P. regilla complex to me, and I believe it is considered a junior synonym to Hyla regilla described just a few pages before it in the same issue of the same journal.
The description simply says Oregon territory.
If the locality though was within current P. sierra range, since P. sierra was not described until 1966, wouldn't that actually make P. sierra a junior synonym to Pseudacris [=Hyla] scapularis?
Does anyone know the specimen number and more precision with respect to where it was collected?
From the description, it was collected by a Dr. Shumard for the Academy, which I presume would be the same Academy that has the type specimen for Oregon Red-spotted gartersnake since it was described a page earlier and also specifies collected by a Dr. Shumard.