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Pelophylax

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Ranidae

Taxonomy
Pelophylax was named by Fitzinger (1843). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ranidae by Venczel and Stiuca (2008), Böhme (2010) and Vianey-Liaud et al. (2014).

Species
P. perezi, P. ridibunda
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. bedriagae, P. ridibundus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Pelophylax Fitzinger
2008Pelophylax Venczel and Stiuca p. 750 figs. 11D-G
2010Pelophylax Böhme p. 17
2014Pelophylax Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 570

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
—Neobatrachia(Reig 1958)
superfamilyRanoideaRafinesque 1814
familyRanidaeRafinesque 1814
genusPelophylaxFitzinger 1843

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Pelophylax Fitzinger 1843
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Pelophylax perezi Frost et al. 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MP 26 to the top of the Holocene or 28.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2628.4 - 23.03France (Gard) P. sp. (172927)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Rana ridibunda (69098)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.97Germany (Hesse) P. sp. (228327)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Midi-Pyrenees) Rana sp. (136919)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) P. sp. (34615 134954)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Spain (Catalonia) P. sp. (180192)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Austria Rana ridibunda (174065)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Württemberg) P. sp. (48325)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Hungary (Heves) P. sp. (168132)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Austria P. sp. (175587)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Romania (Arad) P. sp. (135812)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) P. sp. (206345)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Ukraine (Khmel'nitsk'yi) P. ridibundus (48446)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Greece (Biotia) P. sp. (205342)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation (Adygea) P. sp. (196591)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Hungary (Heves) P. sp. (168187 168189)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Moldova P. sp. (230516)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Central Macedonia) P. sp. (32189)
MN 127.75 - 7.246Ukraine (Odessa) P. ridibundus (48175)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) P. sp. (199859)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Ravenna) P. sp., Rana ridibunda (144566)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Turkey (Eskişehir) P. sp. (230652)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Greece (Macedonia) P. ridibundus (35087)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Armenia (Ararat) P. ridibundus (219091)
MN 144.9 - 4.2Turkey (Eskişehir) P. sp. (230605)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Turkey (Eskişehir) P. sp. (230654 230655 230656 230657)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Spain (Alcolea de Calatrava) P. sp. (224542)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Spain P. perezi (193557 193558)
MN 172.588 - 1.806Italy (Lazio) P. sp. (49414)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Romania (Ilfov) P. sp. (230700)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain (Granada) Rana perezi (34898)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Turkey (Eskişehir) P. sp. (230658)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Netherlands (Limburg) P. sp. (192405)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Spain (Castilla-Leon) P. sp. (34920)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Morocco Rana ridibunda (22489)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Spain (Villaverde) P. perezi (206172)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Castilla-Leon) P. sp. (34870)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Castilla-Leon) P. sp. (34925)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Castellon) P. perezi (34932)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain P. sp. (34926)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Rana ridibunda (195119)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) P. ridibundus (202328)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom Rana ridibunda (93805 93816)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Pella) P. ridibundus (204957)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greece (Kos) P. bedriagae (204953)