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Pelobates fuscus (Common Eurasian spadefoot toad)

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Pelobatidae

Taxonomy
Pelobates fuscus was named by Laurenti (1768). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. cultipres, P. decheni, P. praefuscus, P. praefuscus, P. sanchizi
Entered
by G. Lloyd on 2019-12-14

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1768Pelobates fuscus Laurenti
1996Pelobates fuscus Frank and Ramus

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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()
superfamilyPelobatoideaLaurent 1979
familyPelobatidaeLataste 1879
genusPelobatesWagler 1830
speciesfuscusLaurenti 1768

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.

Pelobates fuscus Laurenti 1768 [Common Eurasian spadefoot toad]
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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: Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the MN 15 to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 4.16000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 154.16 - 3.55Poland Pelobates fuscus (33396)
MN 163.55 - 2.245Poland Pelobates fuscus (33473)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Hungary (Barany) Pelobates fuscus (35371)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Hungary (Barany) Pelobates fuscus (35459)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Netherlands (Limburg) Pelobates fuscus (192405)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Germany (Thüringen) Pelobates fuscus (45067)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Pelobates fuscus (122802)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Poland Pelobates fuscus (195226)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Greece (Chalkidiki) Pelobates fuscus (183123)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Barany) Pelobates fuscus (35463 35464 35465 35466 35467 35468 35469)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary Pelobates fuscus (35047 36706)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Aquitaine Region) Pelobates fuscus (36758)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Austria (Niederoesterreich) Pelobates fuscus (50258)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Poland Pelobates fuscus (33976)