Alternative spelling: Scotiphryne
Full reference: R. Estes. 1969. A new fossil discoglossid frog from Montana and Wyoming. Breviora 328:1-7
Parent taxon: Anura according to J. D. Gardner 2008
See also Bryant 1989, Carroll 1988, Estes 1969, Estes 1976, Estes and Berberian 1970, Estes and SanchÃz 1982 and Sanchiz 1998
Sister taxa: Acosmanura, Allophyrnidae, Alytidae, Archaeobatrachia, Arthroleptidae, Bissektia, Bufoniformia, Centrolenidae, Comobatrachus, Comobatrachus aenigmatis, Costata, Diacium unipedalis, Discoglossidae, Discoglossoidea, Electrorana, Eleutherodactylidae, Eoanura, Eobatrachus, Eobatrachus agilis, Epicria, Gastrechmia, Genibatrachus, Gobiatidae, Hemisotidae, Hensonbatrachus, Hyperoliidae, Jeholobatrachus, Lalagobatrachia, Latonia, Leiopelmatidae, Liaobatrachus, Mesobatrachia, Montsechobatrachus, Montsechobatrachus gaudryi, Neobatrachia, Neusibatrachus, Odontaglossa, Odontophrynidae, Opisthocoela, Opisthocoelellus, Palaeobatrachoidea, Paradiscoglossus, Pelobatoidea, Phaneroglossa, Pipoidea, Proanura, Pseudidae, Raniformia, Rhinodermatidae, Scaphiophryninae, Sunnybatrachus, Thaumastosaurus, Theatonius, Tregobatrachidae, Tyrrellbatrachus, Varibatrachus, Vieraella, Vieraellidae, Wealdenbatrachus, Xenoanura
Subtaxa: Scotiophryne pustulosa
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), Mexico (1), United States (20: Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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