Amphibia - Salientia

Synonym: Callobatrachus sanyanensis Wang and Gao 1999

Full reference: S. Ji and Q. Ji. 1998. The first Mesozoic frog from China (Amphibia: Anura), Liaobatrachus grabaui gen. et sp. nov. Chinese Geology 250:39-42

Belongs to Liaobatrachus according to L. Dong et al. 2013

See also Gao and Wang 2001, Ji and Ji 1998 and Wang and Gao 1999

Sister taxa: Liaobatrachus beipiaoensis, Liaobatrachus macilentus, Liaobatrachus zhaoi

Type specimens:

• Liaobatrachus grabaui: GMV 2126, a partial skeleton (relatively complete skeleton). Its type locality is Sihetun, lower Yixian (general), which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine shale/siltstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
• Callobatrachus sanyanensis: IVPP V11525, a skeleton (nearly complete skeleton). Its type locality is Sihetun, lower Yixian (general), which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine shale/siltstone in the Yixian Formation of China.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sihetun, lower Yixian (general)

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