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Leiopelma
Taxonomy
Leiopelma was named by Fitzinger (1861). It is extant.
It was assigned to Leiopelmatinae by Sanchiz (1998); and to Leiopelmatidae by Gao and Wang (2001).
It was assigned to Leiopelmatinae by Sanchiz (1998); and to Leiopelmatidae by Gao and Wang (2001).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1861 | Leiopelma Fitzinger |
| 1998 | Leiopelma Sanchiz |
| 2001 | Leiopelma Gao and Wang p. 469 |
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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.
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
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004 | |||||
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 (South Island) | Leiopelma indet., L. miocaenale (153884) L. miocaenale, L. acricarina (73690) | |
| Altonian | New Zealand (Otago) | Leiopelma indet. (153885) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | New Zealand | L. sp., L. markhami (182104) |