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Anura
Description | Anura may refer to: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anura, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | order | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Anura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Common Name | frog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Anura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 253 (52%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 201 - 174 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | brackish,freshwater,terrestrial (based on Tetrapoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Temnospondyli) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Temnospondyli) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. Fischer von Waldheim. 1813. Zoognosia Tabulis Synopticis. Edition Tertia, Classium, Ordinum, Generum Illustratione Perpetua Aucta. Volumen Primum, Tabulas Synopticas Generales et Comparativas, nec non Characterum Quorundam Explicationem Iconographicam Continens. Nicolai Sergeidis Vsevolozsky, Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Frog, Frogs, Kikkers, Stjärtlösa Groddjur, Toads, Crapauds, Grenouilles, Perereca, Rã, Sapo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anura |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Bufoniformia suborder | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Discoglossoidea suborder | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Gastrechmia suborder | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Odontaglossa suborder | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Opisthocoela ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Palaeobatrachoidea suborder | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Phaneroglossa suborder | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Proanura ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Raniformia suborder | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Pelobatoidea superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 240 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Pipoidea superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 47 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Allophyrnidae family | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Alsodidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Alytidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Midwife Toads | 15 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant |
Aromobatidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Arthroleptidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Astylosternidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Batrachylidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bombinatoridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Brachycephalidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Brevicipitidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bufonidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Toad | 397 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant |
Calyptocephalellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Centrolenidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Ceratobatrachidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ceratophryidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ceuthomantidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Conrauidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Craugastoridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cycloramphidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dendrobatidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dicroglossidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Discoglossidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Painted Frog | 131 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant |
Eleutherodactylidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Epicria family | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Gobiatidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 30 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Heleophrynidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hemiphractidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hemisidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hemisotidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Hylidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hylodidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hyperoliidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Leiopelmatidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 19.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Leiuperidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lepidodactylidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Leptodactylidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limnodynastidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mantellidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Megophryidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Micrixalidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Microhylidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Myobatrachidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nasikabatrachidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Notobatrachidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nyctibatrachidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Odontophrynidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Palaeobatrachidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pelobatidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pelodryadidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pelodytidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Petropedetidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phrynobatrachidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phrynomeridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyllomedusidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pipidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Prosaliridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pseudidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Ptychadenidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pyxicephalidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ranidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 428 | 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Ranixalidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Rhacophoridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Rhinodermatidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Rhinophrynidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scaphiopodidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sooglossidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Strabomantidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Telmatobiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tregobatrachidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 13.6 Ma Miocene | 13.6 Ma Miocene | |
Triadobatrachidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scaphiophryninae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Avitabatrachus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Aygroua ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Beelzebufo genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bissektia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Comobatrachus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cordicephalus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cratia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Czatkobatrachus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Electrorana ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Estesiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eurycephalella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Genibatrachus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Gracilibatrachus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hatzegobatrachus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hensonbatrachus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Hungarobatrachus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Iberobatrachus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Latonia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 58 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
Liaobatrachus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neusibatrachus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Nezpercius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Opisthocoelellus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Paradiscoglossus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Prosalirus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scotiophryne ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 24 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Sunnybatrachus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Thaumastosaurus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Theatonius ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Thoraciliacus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tyrrellbatrachus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Varibatrachus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 13.6 Ma Miocene | 13.6 Ma Miocene | |
Vieraella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Vulcanobatrachus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Wealdenbatrachus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Acosmanura unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 13.6 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Costata unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Eoanura unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Neobatrachia unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | 1,100 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Xenoanura unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | 58 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1777 | Ecaudata Scopoli |
1873 | Diacium unipedalis Cope p. 18 |
1874 | Cremastosaurus unipedalis Cope p. 516 |
1875 | Anura Cope p. 7 |
1887 | Eobatrachus Marsh p. 328 |
1887 | Eobatrachus agilis Marsh p. 328 |
1898 | Anura Gadow p. 14 |
1902 | Eobatrachus Hay p. 425 |
1902 | Eobatrachus agilis Hay p. 425 |
1902 | Platyrhachis unipedalis Hay p. 477 |
1911 | Anura Jaekel p. 130 |
1912 | Eobatrachus Moodie p. 286 |
1912 | Eobatrachus agilis Moodie p. 288 |
1934 | Anura Swinton p. 76 |
1934 | Anura Säve-Söderbergh p. 17 |
1940 | Jeholobatrachus Endo |
1940 | Jeholobatrachus intermedius Endo |
1946 | Anura Kuhn p. 53 |
1954 | Anura Huene p. 12 |
1958 | Archaeobatrachia Reig |
1959 | Anura McGrew et al. p. 130 |
1960 | Eobatrachus Hecht and Estes p. 2 |
1960 | Eobatrachus agilis Hecht and Estes p. 2 |
1960 | Comobatrachus Hecht and Estes p. 6 |
1960 | Comobatrachus aenigmatis Hecht and Estes pp. 6-7 figs. Pl. 1:2,4,6 |
1961 | Vieraellidae Reig |
1979 | Mesobatrachia Laurent |
1982 | Anura Gardiner p. 228 |
1983 | Pipoidei Dubois |
1988 | Anura Carroll |
1989 | Anura Gauthier et al. p. 349 |
1989 | Anura Shoshani et al. p. 436 |
1990 | Anura Holman et al. p. 523 |
1996 | Anura Frank and Ramus |
Year | Name and Author |
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1998 | Anura Evans and Borsuk-Bialynicka p. 578 |
1998 | Liaobatrachus Ji and Ji |
1998 | Anura Sanchiz |
1998 | Mesobatrachia Sanchiz |
1999 | Callobatrachus Wang and Gao |
2001 | Anura Gao and Wang p. 461 |
2001 | Mesophryne Gao and Wang p. 461 |
2001 | Callobatrachus Gao and Wang p. 464 |
2001 | Liaobatrachus Gao and Wang p. 468 |
2001 | Archaeobatrachia Gao and Wang p. 469 |
2001 | Anura Gardner p. 334 fig. 8 |
2001 | Anura Peng et al. p. 22 |
2001 | Anura Zardoya and Meyer p. 7380 |
2003 | Anura Meyer and Zardoya |
2004 | Anura Gao and Chen p. 762 |
2004 | Yizhoubatrachus Gao and Chen pp. 762-766 figs. 2-3 |
2004 | Dalianbatrachus Gao and Liu |
2004 | Callobatrachus Wang p. 1170 |
2004 | Liaobatrachus Wang p. 1170 |
2004 | Mesophryne Wang p. 1170 |
2006 | Anura Augé and Rage p. 237 |
2008 | Anura Anderson et al. p. 517 |
2008 | Anura Böhme p. 167 |
2008 | Anura Venczel and Stiuca p. 741 |
2010 | Anura Böhme p. 13 |
2010 | Liaobatrachus Zhou and Wang |
2010 | Mesophryne Zhou and Wang |
2010 | Yizhoubatrachus Zhou and Wang |
2010 | Callobatrachus Zhou and Wang pp. 639-641 fig. 1 |
2012 | Anura Fernicola and Albino |
2012 | Anura Maddin et al. |
2013 | Callobatrachus Baez |
2013 | Liaobatrachus Dong et al. |
2014 | Anura Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 569 |
References
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!
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