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Leiopelmatidae
Taxonomy
Leiopelmatidae was named by Mivart (1869). It is extant.
It was assigned to Anura by Frank and Ramus (1996); to Discoglossoidei by Sanchiz (1998); to Archaeobatrachia by Gao and Wang (2001); and to Anuri by Gissi et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Anura by Frank and Ramus (1996); to Discoglossoidei by Sanchiz (1998); to Archaeobatrachia by Gao and Wang (2001); and to Anuri by Gissi et al. (2006).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1869 | Leiopelmatidae Mivart |
| 1923 | Ascaphidae Fejérváry |
| 1964 | Ascaphidae Estes p. 54 |
| 1988 | Ascaphidae Carroll |
| 1996 | Ascaphidae Frank and Ramus |
| 1996 | Leiopelmatidae Frank and Ramus |
| 1998 | Ascaphidae Sanchiz |
| 1998 | Leiopelmatidae Sanchiz |
| 2001 | Leiopelmatidae Gao and Wang p. 469 |
| 2006 | Leiopelmatidae Gissi et al. p. 231 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Leiopelmatidae Mivart 1869
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G. Leiopelma Fitzinger 1861
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†Leiopelma acricarina Worthy et al. 2013
†Leiopelma auroraensis Worthy 1987
Leiopelma hamiltoni McCulloch 1919 [Hamiltons frog]
Leiopelma hochstetteri Fitzinger 1861 [Hochstetters New Zealand frog]
†Leiopelma markhami Worthy 1987
†Leiopelma miocaenale Worthy et al. 2013
†Leiopelma waitomoensis Worthy 1987
Invalid names: Ascaphidae Fejérváry 1923 [synonym], Leiopelmatinae Mivart 1869 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Altonian to the top of the Holocene or 19.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.9 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Altonian | New Zealand (Otago) | Leiopelma indet. (153885) | |
| Altonian | New Zealand (South Island) | Leiopelma indet., Leiopelma miocaenale (153884) Leiopelma miocaenale, Leiopelma acricarina (73690) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | New Zealand | Leiopelma sp., Leiopelma markhami (182104) |