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Microhylidae

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Microhylidae

Taxonomy
Microhylidae was named by Günther (1858). It is extant.

It was assigned to Anura by Carroll (1988); to Anura by Frank and Ramus (1996); and to Ranoidea by Sanchiz (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Microhylidae Günther
1988Microhylidae Carroll
1996Microhylidae Frank and Ramus
1998Microhylidae 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()
—Neobatrachia(Reig 1958)
superfamilyRanoideaRafinesque 1814
familyMicrohylidaeGünther 1858
familyMicrohylidaeGünther 1858

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. Microhylidae Günther 1858
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Subfm. Asterophryinae Gunther 1858
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G. †Australobatrachus Tyler 1976
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Subfm. Microhylinae Gunther 1858
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G. Gastrophryne Fitzinger 1843
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Gastrophryne carolinensis Holbrook 1835 [Eastern narrowmouth toad]
G. Microhyla Tschudi 1838
G. Scaphiophryne Boulenger 1882
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 28.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (South Australia) Australobatrachus ilius (28194)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) Microhyla sp. (18597)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (Florida) Gastrophryne carolinensis (20384)
Middle Pleistocene (glacial)0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Microhyla carolinensis (75974)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Gastrophryne carolinensis (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Philippines Microhylidae indet. (194835)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Microhyla carolinensis (20638)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Gastrophryne carolinensis (20573) Microhyla carolinensis (20650)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Toliara) Scaphiophryne sp. (92733)