Tylototriton Anderson 1871 (crocodile salamander)

Amphibia - Caudata - Urodela

Parent taxon: Salamandridae according to N. Frank and E. Ramus 1996

See also Carroll 1988, Estes 1981 and Noble 1928

Sister taxa: Archaeotriton, Brachycormus, Carpathotriton, Chelotriton, Chioglossa, Euproctus, Ichthyosaura, Koaliella, Koalliella, Lissotriton, Megalotriton, Mertensiella, Notophthalmus, Oligosemia, Ommatotriton, Palaeopleurodeles, Phosphotriton, Pleurodeles, Procynops, Salamandrina, Taricha, Triturus

Subtaxa: Tylototriton kweichowensis Tylototriton primigenius Tylototriton taliangensis Tylototriton verrucosus Tylototriton weigelti

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Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Germany (1 collection), Kazakhstan (1)

• Eocene of Germany (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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