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Pelophylax

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Ranidae

Taxonomy
Pelophylax was named by Fitzinger (1843). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ranidae by Venczel and Stiuca (2008), Böhme (2010), Vianey-Liaud et al. (2014), Georgalis et al. (2024).

Species
P. perezi, P. ridibunda
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. bedriagae, P. esculentus, P. ridibundus, P. ridibundus, P. sp

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Pelophylax Fitzinger
2008Pelophylax Venczel and Stiuca p. 750 figs. 11D-G
2010Pelophylax Böhme p. 17
2014Pelophylax Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 570
2024Pelophylax Georgalis et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
suborderAnura()
—Neobatrachia(Reig 1958)
superfamilyRanoideaRafinesque 1814
familyRanidaeRafinesque 1814
genusPelophylaxFitzinger 1843

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. Pelophylax Fitzinger 1843
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Pelophylax perezi Frost et al. 2006
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, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MP 26 to the top of the Holocene or 27.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2627.3 - 23.04France (Gard) P. sp. (172927)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Rana ridibunda (69098)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98Germany (Hesse) P. sp. (228327)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Midi-Pyrenees) Rana sp. (136919)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Spain (Catalonia) P. sp. (180192)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) P. sp. (34615 134954)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Austria Rana ridibunda (174065)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Württemberg) P. sp. (48325)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Austria P. sp. (175587)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Romania (Arad) P. sp. (135812)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Hungary (Heves) P. sp. (168132)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Greece (Biotia) P. sp. (205342)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Ukraine (Khmel'nitsk'yi) P. ridibundus (48446)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) P. sp. (206345)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Russian Federation (Adygea) P. sp. (196591)
MN 911.1 - 9.67Hungary (Heves) P. sp. (168187 168189)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Central Macedonia) P. sp. (32189)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Romania P. sp. (230516)
MN 127.9 - 6.965Ukraine (Odessa) P. ridibundus (48175)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) P. sp. (199859)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Ravenna) P. sp., Rana ridibunda (144566)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Armenia (Ararat) P. ridibundus (219091)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Türkiye (Eskişehir) P. sp. (230652)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Armenia (Shirak) P. sp. (241915)
MN 145.09 - 4.16Türkiye (Eskişehir) P. sp. (230605)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55Greece (Macedonia) P. ridibundus (35087)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55Greece P. sp. (31229 31907)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Spain (Alcolea de Calatrava) P. sp. (224542)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Spain P. perezi (193557 193558)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Türkiye (Eskişehir) P. sp. (230654 230655 230656 230657)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Türkiye (Eskişehir) P. sp. (230658)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Romania (Ilfov) P. sp. (230700)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Netherlands (Limburg) P. sp. (192405)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Spain (Burgos) P. sp (241995)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Spain (Granada) Rana perezi (34898)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Morocco Rana ridibunda (22489)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Spain (Villaverde) P. perezi (206172)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Spain (Castilla-Leon) P. sp. (34920)
MN 172.245 - 1.8Italy (Lazio) P. sp. (49414)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Castilla-Leon) P. sp. (34870)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain P. sp. (34926)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Castilla-Leon) P. sp. (34925)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Rana ridibunda (195119)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Castellon) P. perezi (34932)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom Rana ridibunda (93805 93816)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Pella) P. ridibundus (204957)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) P. ridibundus (202328)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greece (Kos) P. bedriagae (204953)