BETA TEST - Fossil data and pages are very much experimental and under development. Please report any problems
Brachycephalidae
| Description | The Brachycephalidae are a family of small frogs confined to cloud forests in southern Brazil. The family is composed of two externally quite different genera: the colourful and plump saddleback toads (Brachycephalus), and the slimmer and more drab genus Ischnocnema, with some species also ranging into northeast Argentina. The family is mainly defined by molecular characteristics, and are linked by few anatomical features. It was erected from two genera of the previously large family Eleutherodactylidae, which is now split into four families. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachycephalidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source Data |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Anura : Brachycephalidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (GBIF) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Brachycephalidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Shield Toads | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachycephalidae |
External Images
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brachycephalus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ischnocnema genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
References
| Frost, Darrel R., 1997: null. Amphibian Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
| Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| characteristic of class - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
