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Ceratophrys prisca

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Ceratophrynidae

Taxonomy
Ceratophrys prisca was named by Ameghino (1899).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. ameghinorum, C. ornata
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2024-02-22

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Ceratophrys prisca Ameghino
1914Ceratophrys prisca Rovereto p. 178

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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()
—Neobatrachia(Reig 1958)
familyCeratophrynidaeTschudi 1838
genusCeratophrysWied 1824
speciespriscaAmeghino 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.

†Ceratophrys prisca Ameghino 1899
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available