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Pelobates (spadefoot toad)
Taxonomy
Pelobates was named by Wagler (1830). It is extant.
It was assigned to Pelobatinae by Sanchiz (1998); to Acosmanura by Baez (2013); and to Pelobatidae by Carroll (1988), Henrici (1994), Frank and Ramus (1996), Gissi et al. (2006), Böhme (2008), Venczel and Stiuca (2008), Henrici (2009), Böhme (2010) and Georgalis et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Pelobatinae by Sanchiz (1998); to Acosmanura by Baez (2013); and to Pelobatidae by Carroll (1988), Henrici (1994), Frank and Ramus (1996), Gissi et al. (2006), Böhme (2008), Venczel and Stiuca (2008), Henrici (2009), Böhme (2010) and Georgalis et al. (2024).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1830 | Pelobates Wagler |
| 1988 | Pelobates Carroll |
| 1994 | Pelobates Henrici |
| 1996 | Pelobates Frank and Ramus |
| 1998 | Pelobates Sanchiz |
| 2006 | Pelobates Gissi et al. p. 231 |
| 2008 | Pelobates Böhme p. 167 |
| 2008 | Pelobates Venczel and Stiuca p. 745 fig. 9 |
| 2009 | Pelobates Henrici p. 280 |
| 2010 | Pelobates Böhme p. 17 |
| 2013 | Pelobates Baez |
| 2024 | Pelobates Georgalis et al. |
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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. Pelobates Wagler 1830 [spadefoot toad]
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Pelobates cultripes Tschudi 1838
†Pelobates fahlbuschi Böhme 2010
Pelobates fuscus Laurenti 1768 [Common Eurasian spadefoot toad]
Pelobates syriacus Boettger 1889 [Syrian spadefoot toad]
Pelobates varaldii Pasteur and Bons 1959 [Moroccan spadefoot toad]
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: 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
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Collections (89 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| MP 28 | Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) | Pelobates decheni (71942) | |
| MP 30 | Germany (Bavaria) | Pelobates sp. (84364) | |
| MP 30 | Germany (North Rhine-Westfalia) | Pelobates decheni (84606) | |
| Aquitanian | Turkey | Pelobates sp. (123307) | |
| Orleanian | Germany (Hesse) | Pelobates sanchizi (228327) | |
| Orleanian | Czech Republic (Moravia) | Pelobates sp. (190142 200140) | |
| Langhian | Germany (Bavaria) | Pelobates fahlbuschi (34615) Pelobates sp. (134954) | |
| MN 5 | Austria | Pelobates sp. (174065 174067) | |
| MN 5 | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Pelobates sp. (48325) | |
| MN 5 | Germany | Pelobates sp. (46955) | |
| MN 6 - MN 7 + 8 | Hungary (Nograd) | Pelobates sp. (167497 167509 167512) | |
| MN 7 + 8 | Hungary (Heves) | Pelobates sanchizi (168132) | |
| Sarmatian | Romania (Arad) | Pelobates sp. (135812) | |
| Sarmatian | Austria | Pelobates sanchizi (175587) | |
| Tortonian | Romania (Ilfov) | Pelobates sp. (199755) | |
| Vallesian | Ukraine (Khmel'nitsk'yi) | Pelobates sp. (48446) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Russian Federation (Adygea) | Pelobates sp. (196590 196591) | |
| MN 9 | Hungary (Heves) | Pelobates sanchizi (168177 168187 168189 168191) | |
| MN 11 | Austria (Burgenland) | Pelobates cultripes (37789) | |
| Turolian | Greece | Pelobates sp. (32190) Pelobates syriacus (31940) | |
| Turolian | Moldova | Pelobates sp. (230516) | |
| MN 12 | Ukraine (Odessa) | Pelobates sp. (48175) | |
| Messinian | Italy (Piedmont) | Pelobates sp. (172910 172915) | |
| Messinian | Russian Federation (Krasnodar Krai) | Pelobates sp., Pelobates praefuscus (199746) | |
| Messinian | Italy (Ravenna) | Pelobates sp. (144566) | |
| Ruscinian | Turkey (Ankara) | Pelobates sp. (34370) | |
| Ruscinian | Greece | Pelobates syriacus (31229) | |
| Pliocene - Pleistocene | France (Midi-Pyrenees) | Pelobates sp. (35076) | |
| MN 14 | Turkey (Eskişehir) | Pelobates sp. (230651) | |
| MN 15 | Poland | Pelobates fuscus (33396) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Spain (Alcolea de Calatrava) | Pelobates sp. (224542) | |
| Piacenzian | Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) | Pelobates sp. (199747) | |
| MN 16 | Italy (Piedmont) | Pelobates sp. (49360) | |
| MN 16 | Poland | Pelobates fuscus (33473) | |
| Villanyian | Greece | Pelobates syriacus (34592) | |
| Villanyian | Greece (Serres) | Pelobates sp. (205075) | |
| Villanyian | Hungary (Barany) | Pelobates fuscus (35371) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Romania (Ilfov) | Pelobates syriacus (230700) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Germany (Thüringen) | Pelobates fuscus (45067) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | France | Pelobates sp. (195234) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Netherlands (Limburg) | Pelobates fuscus (192405) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Croatia (Istria) | Pelobates sp. (40500) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Greece | Pelobates syriacus (34767) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Hungary (Barany) | Pelobates fuscus (35459) | |
| Pleistocene | Spain (Villaverde) | Pelobates cultripes (206172) | |
| Pleistocene | Greece (Chalkidiki) | Pelobates fuscus (183123) | |
| Pleistocene | Poland | Pelobates fuscus (195226) | |
| Pleistocene | United Kingdom (England) | Pelobates fuscus (122802) | |
| Pleistocene | France (Herault) | Pelobates cultipres (49054) | |
| Calabrian | Spain (Castilla-Leon) | Pelobates cultripes (34870) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | France (Aquitaine Region) | Pelobates fuscus (36758) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Spain (Girona) | Pelobates cultipres (195269) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Spain (Soria) | Pelobates cultipres (195563) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Spain (Palencia) | Pelobates cultripes (205284) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Spain (Madrid) | Pelobates cultipres (195267 195268) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Greece (Chios) | Pelobates sp. (204077) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Hungary | Pelobates fuscus (35047 36706) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Spain | Pelobates cultripes (34926) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Hungary (Barany) | Pelobates fuscus (35463 35464 35465 35466 35467 35468 35469) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | France (Limousin Region) | Pelobates sp. (195221) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Spain (Castilla-Leon) | Pelobates cultripes (34925) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | France (Midi-Pyrenees) | Pelobates sp. (195222) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Spain (Castellon) | Pelobates cultripes (34932) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Austria (Niederoesterreich) | Pelobates fuscus (50258) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Israel | Pelobates syriacus (225667) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Poland | Pelobates fuscus (33976) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Spain (Guadelejara) | Pelobates cultipres (195225) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | France (Herault) | Pelobates sp. (195242) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Greece (Pella) | Pelobates sp. (204957) | |
| Holocene | Greece (Kos) | Pelobates syriacus (204953) |