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Pseudhymenochirus merlini (Merlin's clawed frog)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Pipidae

Taxonomy
Pseudhymenochirus merlini was named by Chabanaud (1920). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Pseudhymenochirus merlini Chabanaud
1996Pseudhymenochirus merlini Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
RankNameAuthor
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
suborderAnura()
—XenoanuraSavage 1973
—PipimorphaFord and Cannatella 1993
familyPipidaeGray 1825
subfamilyPipinaeGray 1825
tribeHymenochiriniBolkay 1919
genusPseudhymenochirusChabanaud 1920
speciesmerliniChabanaud 1920

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.

Pseudhymenochirus merlini Chabanaud 1920 [Merlin's clawed frog]
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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: Uhen 2004, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available