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Discoglossus (painted frog)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Discoglossidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Discoglossus Otth
1988Discoglossus Carroll
1996Discoglossus Frank and Ramus
1998Discoglossus Sanchiz
2001Discoglossus Gao and Wang p. 469
2006Discoglossus Gissi et al. p. 231
2008Discoglossus Böhme p. 167
2013Discoglossus Baez
2014Discoglossus Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 569

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
familyDiscoglossidaeGünther 1859
genusDiscoglossusOtth 1837

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. Discoglossus Otth 1837 [painted frog]
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Discoglossus galganoi Capula et al. 1985
Discoglossus nigriventer Mendelssohn and Steinitz 1943
Discoglossus pictus Otth 1837 [Painted frog]
Discoglossus sardus Tschudi 1837 [Sardinia painted 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: Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MP 30 to the top of the Holocene or 28.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Bavaria) Discoglossus sp. (84364)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (North Rhine-Westfalia) Discoglossus troscheli (84606)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy (Sardinia) Discoglossus sp. (138825)
MN 154.2 - 3.2Poland Discoglossus sp. (33396)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Sardinia) Discoglossus sp. (230767)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Spain (Majorca (Mallorca)) Discoglossus sp. (68813)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Spain (Menorca) Discoglossus sp. (68814)
MN 163.2 - 2.588Italy (Piedmont) Discoglossus giganteus (49360)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain (Mallorca) Discoglossus sp. (214536)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Croatia (Istria) Discoglossus sp. (40500)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain (Granada) Discoglossus sp. (34898)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy (Tuscany) Discoglossidae indet. (51778)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Italy (Sardinia) Discoglossus sardus (92675)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Morocco Discoglossus pictus (22489)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Spain (Villaverde) Discoglossus sp. (206172)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Madrid) Discoglossus galganoi (195267)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Limousin Region) Discoglossus sp. (195221)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Palencia) Discoglossus sp. (205284)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Malaga) Discoglossus jeanneae (195564)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Castellon) Discoglossus sp. (34932)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Siracusa) Discoglossus pictus (175900)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Corse) Discoglossus sp. (69062)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Tunisia (Kef) Discoglossus pictus (196971)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Soria) Discoglossus galganoi (195563)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Italy (Sardinia) Discoglossus sardus (51483 51504 51505)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Corsica) Discoglossus sp. (195245)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Discoglossus sp. (202328)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy (Sardinia) Discoglossus sardus (51552 190854)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Corse) Discoglossus sp. (215362 215363)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain (Arrasate) Discoglossus sp. (191758)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France (Corse) Discoglossus sp. (215365 215376) Discoglossus sp., Discoglossus sardus (215378)