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Discoglossus pictus (Painted frog)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Discoglossidae

Taxonomy
Discoglossus pictus was named by Otth (1837). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Discoglossus pictus Otth
1996Discoglossus pictus Frank and Ramus
1998Discoglossus pictus Sanchiz

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

Discoglossus pictus Otth 1837 [Painted 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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Morocco Discoglossus pictus (22489)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Siracusa) Discoglossus pictus (175900)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Tunisia (Kef) Discoglossus pictus (196971)