Lechriodus casca Tyler and Godthelp 1993 (black soled frog)

Amphibia - Salientia - Leptodactylidae

Alternative combination: Platyplectrum casca

Full reference: M. J. Tyler and H. Godthelp. 1993. A new species of Lechriodus Boulenger (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from the Early Eocene of Queensland. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 117(4):187-189

Belongs to Lechriodus according to M. J. Tyler and H. Godthelp 1993

See also Farman et al. 2025

Sister taxon: Lechriodus intergerivus

Type specimen: QM F24824, a set of postcrania (Ilium). Its type locality is Tingamarra Local Fauna - Boat Mountain deposit, which is in a Ypresian lacustrine claystone/sandstone in Australia.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Tingamarra Local Fauna - Boat Mountain deposit

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