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Leiopelmatidae

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Leiopelmatidae

Taxonomy
Leiopelmatidae was named by Mivart (1869). It is extant.

It was assigned to Anura by Frank and Ramus (1996); to Discoglossoidei by Sanchiz (1998); to Archaeobatrachia by Gao and Wang (2001); and to Anuri by Gissi et al. (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Leiopelmatidae Mivart
1923Ascaphidae Fejérváry
1964Ascaphidae Estes p. 54
1988Ascaphidae Carroll
1996Ascaphidae Frank and Ramus
1996Leiopelmatidae Frank and Ramus
1998Ascaphidae Sanchiz
1998Leiopelmatidae Sanchiz
2001Leiopelmatidae Gao and Wang p. 469
2006Leiopelmatidae Gissi et al. p. 231

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
familyLeiopelmatidaeMivart 1869
familyLeiopelmatidaeMivart 1869

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.

Fm. Leiopelmatidae Mivart 1869
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G. Ascaphus Stjenjeger 1899 [tailed frog]
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Ascaphus truei Stejneger 1899 [Tailed frog]
G. Leiopelma Fitzinger 1861
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Leiopelma acricarina Worthy et al. 2013
Leiopelma auroraensis Worthy 1987
Leiopelma hamiltoni McCulloch 1919 [Hamiltons frog]
Leiopelma hochstetteri Fitzinger 1861 [Hochstetters New Zealand frog]
Leiopelma markhami Worthy 1987
Leiopelma miocaenale Worthy et al. 2013
Leiopelma waitomoensis Worthy 1987
Invalid names: Ascaphidae Fejérváry 1923 [synonym], Leiopelmatinae Mivart 1869 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available