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Ascaphus truei (Tailed frog)

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Leiopelmatidae

Taxonomy
Ascaphus truei was named by Stejneger (1899). It is extant. It is the type species of Ascaphus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Ascaphus truei Stejneger
1996Ascaphus truei Frank and Ramus
1998Ascaphus truei Sanchiz

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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()
familyLeiopelmatidaeMivart 1869
genusAscaphusStjenjeger 1899
speciestrueiStejneger 1899

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.

Ascaphus truei Stejneger 1899 [Tailed 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available