Scotiophryne Estes 1969 (frog)

Amphibia - Salientia

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 Sanchíz 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

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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

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