Amphibia - Salientia - Pipidae
Full reference: A. C. Henrici and A. M. Báez. 2001. First occurrence of Xenopus (Anura: Pipidae) on the Arabian Peninsula: a new species from the Upper Oligocene of Yemen. Journal of Paleontology 75(4):870-882
Belongs to Xenopus according to A. C. Henrici and A. M. Báez 2001
Sister taxa: Xenopus boiei, Xenopus hasaunus, Xenopus laevis, Xenopus muelleri, Xenopus romeri, Xenopus stromeri, Xenopus wittei
Type specimen: AMNH VP 30009, a partial skeleton (skeleton lacking distal portions of anterior limbs and most of the hind limbs). Its type locality is Ar Rhyashia, which is in an Oligocene lacustrine - small shale in Yemen.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: found only at Ar Rhyashia
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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