Zaphrissa Cope 1866 (painted frog)

Amphibia - Salientia - Discoglossidae

Parent taxon: Discoglossidae according to D. Baird 1970

See also Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Altanulia, Alytes, Aralobatrachus, Bakonybatrachus, Barbourula, Bombina, Discoglossus, Enneabatrachus, Eodiscoglossus, Estesina, Itemirella, Kizylkuma, Pelophilus, Procerobatrachus, Prodiscoglossus, Saevesoederberghia

Subtaxa: Zaphrissa eurypelis

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Type: Zaphrissa eurypelis

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Rott (Oligocene of Germany)

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