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Discoglossidae (painted frog)
Taxonomy
Discoglossidae was named by Günther (1859). It is extant.
It was assigned to Arcifera by Cope (1875); to Arcifera by Gadow (1898); to Opisthocoela by Kuhn (1946); to Salientia by Estes (1964) and Estes and Berberian (1970); to Anura by Carroll (1988) and Evans and Milner (1993); to Discoglossoidei by Evans et al. (1990) and Sanchiz (1998); to Archaeobatrachia by Gao and Wang (2001); to Anuri by Venczel and Csiki (2003), Hoegg et al. (2004) and Gissi et al. (2006); to Anura by Frank and Ramus (1996), Shishkin (2000) and Böhme (2008); and to Anura by Venczel and Stiuca (2008) and Böhme (2010).
It was assigned to Arcifera by Cope (1875); to Arcifera by Gadow (1898); to Opisthocoela by Kuhn (1946); to Salientia by Estes (1964) and Estes and Berberian (1970); to Anura by Carroll (1988) and Evans and Milner (1993); to Discoglossoidei by Evans et al. (1990) and Sanchiz (1998); to Archaeobatrachia by Gao and Wang (2001); to Anuri by Venczel and Csiki (2003), Hoegg et al. (2004) and Gissi et al. (2006); to Anura by Frank and Ramus (1996), Shishkin (2000) and Böhme (2008); and to Anura by Venczel and Stiuca (2008) and Böhme (2010).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1859 | Discoglossidae Günther |
1875 | Discoglossidae Cope p. 10 |
1898 | Discoglossidae Gadow p. 15 |
1946 | Discoglossidae Kuhn p. 54 |
1964 | Discoglossidae Estes p. 54 |
1970 | Discoglossidae Estes and Berberian p. 4 |
1988 | Discoglossidae Carroll |
1990 | Discoglossidae Evans et al. p. 300 |
1993 | Discoglossidae Evans and Milner p. 25 |
1996 | Discoglossidae Frank and Ramus |
1998 | Discoglossidae Sanchiz |
2000 | Discoglossidae Shishkin p. 303 |
2001 | Discoglossidae Gao and Wang p. 469 |
2003 | Discoglossidae Venczel and Csiki |
2004 | Discoglossidae Hoegg et al. p. 1193 |
2006 | Discoglossidae Gissi et al. p. 231 |
2008 | Discoglossidae Böhme p. 167 |
2008 | Discoglossidae Venczel and Stiuca p. 741 |
2010 | Discoglossidae Böhme p. 13 |
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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.
Fm. Discoglossidae Günther 1859 [painted frog]
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G. Alytes Wagler 1829 [midwife toad]
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Alytes dickhilleni Arntzen and Garcia Paris 1995
†Alytes muletensis Sanchiz and Adrover 1979
Alytes obstetricans Laurenti 1768 [midwife frog]
Invalid names: Baleaphryne Sanchiz and Adrover 1979 [synonym]
G. Barbourula Taylor and Noble 1924 [jungle toad]
G. Bombina Oken 1816 [fire-bellied toad]
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Bombina bombina Linnaeus 1761 [European fire-bellied toad]
Bombina orientalis Boulenger 1890 [Oriental firebelly toad]
Bombina variegata Linnaeus 1758 [Yellowbelly toad]
G. Discoglossus Otth 1837 [painted frog]
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Discoglossus galganoi Capula et al. 1985
Discoglossus jeanneae Busack 1986
Discoglossus nigriventer Mendelssohn and Steinitz 1943
Discoglossus pictus Otth 1837 [Painted frog]
Discoglossus sardus Tschudi 1837 [Sardinia painted frog]
G. †Eodiscoglossus Villalta 1957
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†Eodiscoglossus oxoniensis Evans et al. 1990
†Eodiscoglossus santonjae Villalta 1957
G. Pelophilus Tschudi 1838
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Carnian to the top of the Holocene or 237.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 228.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 228.0 Ma
Collections (119 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Carnian | India (Madhya Pradesh) | Eodiscoglossus sp. (207798) | |
Bathonian | Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) | Eodiscoglossus sp. (61891) | |
Late/Upper Bathonian | United Kingdom (England) | Anura indet. (39075) Eodiscoglossus sp. (57124 57125) | |
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian | USA (Wyoming) | Enneabatrachus hechti (12816) | |
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian | Portugal (Lisboa) | Discoglossidae indet. (163145) | |
Tithonian | USA (Utah) | Discoglossidae indet., Enneabatrachus sp. (57913) | |
Early/Lower Barremian | Spain (Aragón) | Anura indet. (53921) | |
Early/Lower Barremian | Spain (Teruel) | Eodiscoglossus santonjae (36365 67985) | |
Aptian | Russian Federation (Buryat) | Discoglossidae indet. (58199) | |
Late/Upper Aptian | USA (Texas) | Discoglossidae indet. (14408) | |
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian | Mongolia (Övörkhangai Aymag) | Eodiscoglossus sp. (77191) | |
Albian | USA (Texas) | Discoglossidae indet. (14411) | |
Early/Lower Cenomanian | Uzbekistan (Navoi) | Aralobatrachus sp. (64684) | |
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian | Uzbekistan (Navoi) | Aralobatrachus robustus (46959) Aralobatrachus sp., Aralobatrachus robustus (58174) Discoglossidae indet., Kizylkuma sp., Kizylkuma antiqua, Aralobatrachus sp., Aralobatrachus robustus, Saevesoederberghia egredia, Estesina elegans (118246) Itemirella cretacea (75943) Kizylkuma antiqua (58179) Kizylkuma antiqua, Aralobatrachus robustus, Itemirella cretacea (58164) Kizylkuma sp., Kizylkuma antiqua, Aralobatrachus robustus, Saevesoederberghia egredia, Procerobatrachus paulus, Estesina elegans (58168) | |
Santonian | Hungary (Veszprém) | Bakonybatrachus fedori (48722) | |
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian | Kazakhstan (Qaraghandy) | Discoglossidae indet. (84556) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | USA (New Jersey) | Discoglossidae indet. (14455) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | Spain (Castilla y Leon) | Discoglossidae indet. (28406) | |
Middle Campanian | France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) | Discoglossidae indet. (59269) | |
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Discoglossidae indet. (14494) | |
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Spain (Valencia) | Amphibia indet. (53918) | |
Maastrichtian | Mongolia (Omnogov) | Altanulia alifanovi (73437) | |
Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Romania (Hunedoara) | Bakonybatrachus sp. (67818) | |
Lancian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Discoglossidae indet. (14655) | |
Lancian | USA (Wyoming) | Pelobatidae indet. (14519) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Spain (Cataluña) | Discoglossidae indet. (219297) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Montana) | Discoglossidae indet., Barbourula sp. (13142) Discoglossidae sp. C (14674) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | India (Andhra Pradesh) | Discoglossidae indet. (27014) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Romania (Hunedoara) | Eodiscoglossus sp. (48445 67808) | |
Tiffanian | USA (Wyoming) | Discoglossidae indet. (15049) | |
Ypresian | India (Gujarat) | Discoglossidae indet. (55494) | |
MP 10 | France (Picardie) | Discoglossidae indet. (68440) | |
Priabonian | France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) | Discoglossidae indet. (31764) | |
Late/Upper Eocene | United Kingdom (England) | Discoglossidae indet. (39236) | |
Early/Lower Oligocene | France (Auvergne) | Prodiscoglossus vertaizoni (92028) | |
MP 30 | Germany (Bavaria) | Discoglossus sp. (84364) | |
MP 30 | Germany (North Rhine-Westfalia) | Discoglossus troscheli, Zaphrissa eurypelis (84606) | |
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene | Spain (Castile-La Mancha) | Discoglossidae indet. (136269) | |
Burdigalian | Italy (Sardinia) | Discoglossus sp. (138825) | |
Burdigalian - Langhian | Thailand | Discoglossidae indet. (48126) | |
Langhian - Serravallian | Poland (Silesia) | Bombina sp. (42594) | |
Tortonian | Moldova | Bombina sp. (152254) | |
Late/Upper Miocene | Morocco (Fes) | Discoglossidae indet. (35361) | |
Late/Upper Miocene | Russian Federation (Adygea) | Bombina bombina (196591) | |
Late/Upper Miocene | Turkey | Discoglossidae indet. (56563) | |
MN 9 | Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) | Bombina sp. (75481) | |
MN 11 | Austria (Burgenland) | Bombina bombina (37789) | |
Early/Lower Pliocene | Hungary (North Hungary) | Bombina sp. (136067) | |
Pliocene | Spain (Balearic Islands) | Discoglossidae sp. (136229) | |
MN 15 | Poland | Discoglossus sp. (33396) | |
Piacenzian | Italy (Sardinia) | Discoglossus sp. (230767) | |
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene | Spain (Menorca) | Discoglossus sp. (68814) | |
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene | Spain (Majorca (Mallorca)) | Discoglossus sp., Baleaphryne sp. (68813) | |
MN 16 | Italy (Sardinia) | Discoglossidae indet. (49359) | |
MN 16 | Italy (Piedmont) | Discoglossus giganteus (49360) | |
Villanyian | Hungary (Barany) | Bombina sp. (35371) | |
Villanyian | Italy (Verona) | Bombina sp. (206747) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | Spain (Mallorca) | Discoglossus sp. (214536) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | Netherlands (Limburg) | Bombina sp. (192405) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | Romania (Ilfov) | Bombina sp. (230700) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | Hungary (Barany) | Bombina sp. (35459) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | Croatia (Istria) | Discoglossus sp. (40500) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | Italy (Tuscany) | Discoglossidae indet. (51778) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | Spain (Granada) | Discoglossus sp. (34898) | |
Pleistocene | Spain (Villaverde) | Discoglossus sp. (206172) | |
Pleistocene | Spain (Castilla-Leon) | Alytes obstetricans (34920) | |
Pleistocene | Italy (Sardinia) | Discoglossus sardus (92675) | |
Pleistocene | France (Vaucluse) | Alytes obstetricans (195264) | |
Pleistocene | Morocco | Discoglossus pictus (22489) | |
Pleistocene | France (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) | Alytes obstetricans (195263) | |
Calabrian | Spain (Castilla-Leon) | Alytes obstetricans (34870) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Tunisia (Kef) | Discoglossus pictus (196971) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Italy (Siracusa) | Discoglossus pictus (175900) | |
Middle Pleistocene | France (Limousin Region) | Discoglossus sp. (195221) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Spain (Malaga) | Discoglossus jeanneae (195564) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Spain (Granada) | Alytes sp. (34842) | |
Middle Pleistocene | France (Corse) | Discoglossus sp. (69062) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Spain (Madrid) | Alytes sp., Discoglossus galganoi (195267) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Hungary | Bombina sp. (36706) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Spain | Alytes obstetricans (34926) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Spain (Soria) | Discoglossus galganoi (195563) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Hungary (Barany) | Bombina sp. (35467 35468) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Spain (Castellon) | Discoglossus sp. (34932) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Spain (Castilla-Leon) | Alytes obstetricans (34924 34925) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Spain (Palencia) | Discoglossus sp., Alytes sp. (205284) | |
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Italy (Sardinia) | Discoglossus sardus (51483 51504 51505) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Spain (Alicante) | Alytes obstetricans (199861 219152) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | France (Corse) | Discoglossus sp. (215362 215363) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | France | Alytes obstetricans (195240 195247) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Poland | Bombina sp. (33976) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | France (Corsica) | Discoglossus sp. (195245) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Spain (Arrasate) | Discoglossus sp., Alytes obstreticans (191758) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Spain (Vizcaya) | Alytes obstetricans (125319) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Greece (Crete) | Discoglossus sp. (202328) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Italy (Sardinia) | Discoglossus sardus (51552 190854) | |
Holocene | Italy (Veneto) | Bombina sp. (193569 193570) | |
Holocene | France (Corse) | Discoglossus sp. (215365 215376) Discoglossus sp., Discoglossus sardus (215378) |