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Pipimorpha
Taxonomy
Pipimorpha was named by Ford and Cannatella (1993). It is extant. Its type is Pipa.
It was assigned to Pipoidea by Henrici (1998), Trueb (1999), Trueb et al. (2005), Trueb and Báez (2006); and to Xenoanura by Baez et al. (2009), Baez (2013), Gómez (2016), Báez et al. (2022), Suazo Lara and Gómez (2022).
It was assigned to Pipoidea by Henrici (1998), Trueb (1999), Trueb et al. (2005), Trueb and Báez (2006); and to Xenoanura by Baez et al. (2009), Baez (2013), Gómez (2016), Báez et al. (2022), Suazo Lara and Gómez (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1993 | Pipimorpha Ford and Cannatella |
| 1998 | Pipimorpha Henrici p. 327 |
| 1999 | Pipimorpha Trueb p. 155 |
| 2005 | Pipimorpha Trueb et al. p. 536 |
| 2006 | Pipimorpha Trueb and Báez p. 56 |
| 2009 | Pipimorpha Baez et al. p. 840 |
| 2013 | Pipimorpha Baez |
| 2016 | Pipimorpha Gómez |
| 2022 | Pipimorpha Báez et al. p. 5 |
| 2022 | Pipimorpha Suazo Lara and Gómez |
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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.
Unr. Pipimorpha Ford and Cannatella 1993
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G. †Cordicephalus Nevo 1968
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Fm. †Palaeobatrachidae Cope 1865
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G. †Palaeobatrachus Tschudi 1839
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†Palaeobatrachus diluvianus Goldfuss 1831
†Palaeobatrachus eurydices Villa et al. 2016
†Palaeobatrachus grandipes Giebel 1851
†Palaeobatrachus laubei Bieber 1881
†Palaeobatrachus luedecki Wolterstorff 1886
†Palaeobatrachus occidentalis Estes and Sanchíz 1982
†Palaeobatrachus robustus Hossini and Rage 2000
Fm. Pipidae Gray 1825 [clawed frog]
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Subfm. Pipinae Gray 1825
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Tr. Hymenochirini Bolkay 1919
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G. Hymenochirus Boulenger 1896 [African dwarf frog]
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Hymenochirus boettgeri Tornier 1896 [Zaire dwarf clawed frog]
Hymenochirus curtipes Noble 1924 [Western dwarf clawed frog]
G. Pseudhymenochirus Chabanaud 1920 [dwarf gray frog]
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Pseudhymenochirus merlini Chabanaud 1920 [Merlin's clawed frog]
G. †Pachycentrata Báez and Rage 2004
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†Pachycentrata taqueti Báez and Rage 1998
Invalid names: Pachybatrachus Báez and Rage 1998 [replaced]
G. Pipa Laurenti 1768 [Surinam toad]
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Pipa carvalhoi Miranda-Ribeiro 1937 [Carvalho's Surinam toad]
Pipa parva Ruthven and Gage 1923 [Sabana Surinam toad]
Pipa pipa Linnaeus 1758 [Surinam toad]
Subfm. Xenopodinae Fitzinger 1843
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G. Silurana Gray 1864 [clawed frog]
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Silurana epitropicalis Fischberg et al. 1982 [Cameroon clawed frog]
Silurana tropicalis Gray 1864 [Tropical clawed frog]
G. Xenopus Wagler 1827 [clawed frog]
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†Xenopus arabiensis Henrici and Báez 2001
Xenopus boiei Wagler 1827
†Xenopus hasaunus Spinar 1980
Xenopus laevis Daudin 1802 [African clawed frog]
Xenopus muelleri Peters 1844 [Muller's clawed frog]
†Xenopus romeri Estes 1975
†Xenopus stromeri Ahl 1926
Xenopus wittei Tinsley et al. 1979 [Witte's clawed frog]
Unr. †Pipinomorpha Báez and Pugener 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Berriasian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 145.00000 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 139.8 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 139.8 Ma
Collections (89 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Berriasian | Israel | Shomronella jordanica (84472) | |
| Berriasian - Aptian | Israel (Negev) | Pipidae indet., Thoraciliacus rostriceps, Cordicephalus gracilis, Cordicephalus longicostatus (22634) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) | Gracilibatrachus avallei (28006) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceara) | Pipimorpha indet. (77891) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Cratopipa novaolindensis (169901) Pipimorpha indet. (92097) | |
| Cenomanian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Pipimorpha indet. (51947) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) | Oumtkoutia anae (115189 115190) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Avitabatrachus sp. (28004) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Argentina (Río Negro) | Avitabatrachus uliana (116638) | |
| Late/Upper Coniacian - Santonian | Niger (Tahoua) | Pipidae indet., Pipidae sp. 2 (48867) | |
| Campanian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | Anura indet. (55737) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | France (Languedoc-Roussillon) | Palaeobatrachidae indet. (47782) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Spain (Castilla y Leon) | Palaeobatrachidae indet. (28406) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Chile (Última Esperanza) | Anura indet. (210129) | |
| Middle Campanian | France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) | Palaeobatrachidae indet. (59269) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Argentina (Río Negro) | Kuruleufenia xenopoides (139574) Pipidae indet. (49557) Pipidae indet., Kuruleufenia xenopoides (48999) Xenopus sp. (45087) | |
| Maastrichtian - Selandian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | Eoxenopoides reuningi (92114) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Canada (Alberta) | Palaeobatrachus occidentalis (55363) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Pipoidea indet. (206969) | |
| Lancian | USA (Wyoming) | Barbourula sp. (14510 14519) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Spain (Valencia) | Palaeobatrachidae indet. (47035) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Wyoming) | Barbourula sp. (14585) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Montana) | Palaeobatrachus occidentalis (13142) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Spain (Aragón) | Palaeobatrachidae indet. (45437) | |
| Danian | Argentina (Chubut) | Pipidae indet. (95914) | |
| Puercan - Torrejonian | USA (Nevada) | Palaeobatrachus occidentalis (192239) | |
| Thanetian | France (Champagne-Ardenne) | Discoglossidae indet. (87925) | |
| Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene | Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) | Xenopus romeri (77193) | |
| Ypresian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Llankibatrachus truebae (84702) | |
| Ypresian - Lutetian | Algeria (Bechar region) | Pipidae indet., Rocekophryne ornata (77014) | |
| MP 10 | France (Picardie) | Palaeobatrachidae indet. (68440) | |
| Lutetian | Tanzania | Pipidae indet. (206377) Singidella latecostata (31499) | |
| Lutetian | Namibia (Sperrgebiet) | Pipidae indet. (149173) | |
| Middle Eocene | Peru (Loreto) | Pipidae indet. (176140 176151) | |
| Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene | Argentina (Neuquén) | Pipidae sp. (136911) | |
| Middle Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene | Argentina (Neuquén) | Llankibatrachus truebae (84703) | |
| Bartonian | Namibia (Sperrgebiet) | Pipidae indet. (65159) | |
| Priabonian - Rupelian | Peru (Loreto) | Pipidae indet. (144474) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | United Kingdom (England) | Palaeobatrachidae indet., Albionbatrachus wightensis (39236) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Italy (Vicenza) | Palaeobatrachus sp. (84793) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Belgium | Palaeobatrachus grandipes (31748 183666) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Romania | Albionbatrachus sp. (202336) | |
| MP 22 | Germany (Bayern) | Palaeobatrachus sp. (91491) | |
| MP 23 | Switzerland (Canton Jura) | Palaeobatrachus diluvianus (183544) | |
| Oligocene | Yemen | Xenopus arabiensis (75093) | |
| Rupelian - Chattian | Peru (Loreto) | Pipidae indet. (176129) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Tanzania (Mbeya) | Xenopus sp. (179687) | |
| MP 28 | Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) | Palaeobatrachidae indet. (71942) | |
| MP 30 | Germany (North Rhine-Westfalia) | Palaeobatrachus gigas, Palaeobatrachus diluvianus (84606) | |
| MP 30 | Germany (Bavaria) | Palaeobatrachus sp. 1, Palaeobatrachus sp. 2, Palaeobatrachus sp. 3 (84364) | |
| MN 2 | France (Aquitaine) | Palaeobatrachus robustus (136755) | |
| Orleanian | Germany (Hesse) | Palaeobatrachus robustus (228327) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | Poland (Silesia) | Palaeobatrachidae indet. (42594) | |
| MN 6 - MN 7 + 8 | Hungary (Nograd) | Palaeobatrachus sp. (167497 167509 167512) | |
| MN 7 + 8 | Romania (Bihor) | Palaeobatrachus sp. (200051) | |
| MN 7 + 8 | Hungary (Heves) | Palaeobatrachus hiri (168132) | |
| Sarmatian | Romania (Arad) | Palaeobatrachus hiri (135812) | |
| Vallesian | Ukraine (Khmel'nitsk'yi) | Palaeobatrachus sp. (48446) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Russian Federation (Adygea) | Palaeobatrachus sp. (196590 196591) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Venezuela (Falcón) | Pipa sp. (63520) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Morocco (Fes) | Xenopus sp. (35361) | |
| MN 9 | Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) | Palaeobatrachus sp. (75481) | |
| MN 9 | Hungary (Heves) | Palaeobatrachus hiri (168191) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Hungary (North Hungary) | Pliobatrachus langhae (136066) | |
| Zanclean | Turkey | Palaeobatrachidae indet. (234457) | |
| MN 15 | Poland | Pliobatrachus langhae (33396) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Venezuela (Falcon) | Pipa sp. (122033) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Turkey (Eskişehir) | Palaeobatrachus sp. (230657) | |
| Piacenzian | Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) | Palaeobatrachidae indet. (199747) | |
| MN 16 | Poland | Pliobatrachus langhae (33473) | |
| Villafranchian | Slovakia | Pliobatrachus sp. (41026) | |
| Villafranchian | Hungary (Fejer) | Pliobatrachus langhae (35374) | |
| Gelasian | Tanzania | Pipidae indet., Xenopus sp. (22593) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Netherlands (Limburg) | Palaeobatrachus eurydices (192405) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Hungary (Barany) | Pliobatrachus langhae (35459) | |
| Pleistocene | Poland | Pliobatrachus langhae (195226) | |
| Calabrian | Tanzania | Xenopus sp. (22628) |