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Hymenochirini

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Pipidae

Taxonomy
Hymenochirini was named by Bolkay (1919). It is extant.

It was assigned to Pipinae by Báez and Harrison (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Hymenochirini Bolkay
2005Hymenochirini Báez and Harrison p. 731

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
XenoanuraSavage 1973
PipimorphaFord and Cannatella 1993
familyPipidaeGray 1825
subfamilyPipinaeGray 1825
tribeHymenochiriniBolkay 1919
tribeHymenochiriniBolkay 1919

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.

Tr. Hymenochirini Bolkay 1919
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G. Hymenochirus Boulenger 1896 [African dwarf frog]
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Hymenochirus boettgeri Tornier 1896 [Zaire dwarf clawed frog]
Hymenochirus curtipes Noble 1924 [Western dwarf clawed frog]
G. Pseudhymenochirus Chabanaud 1920 [dwarf gray frog]
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Pseudhymenochirus merlini Chabanaud 1920 [Merlin's clawed frog]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available