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Rhacophoridae (moss frog)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Rhacophoridae

Taxonomy
Rhacophoridae was named by Hoffman (1932). It is extant.

It was assigned to Displasiocoela by Kuhn (1946); to Anura by Carroll (1988); to Anura by Frank and Ramus (1996); and to Ranoidea by Sanchiz (1998) and Hoegg et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Rhacophoridae Hoffman
1946Rhacophoridae Kuhn p. 54
1988Rhacophoridae Carroll
1996Rhacophoridae Frank and Ramus
1998Rhacophoridae Sanchiz
2004Rhacophoridae Hoegg et al. p. 1197

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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
familyRhacophoridaeHoffman 1932
familyRhacophoridaeHoffman 1932

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. Rhacophoridae Hoffman 1932 [moss frog]
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Subfm. Buergeriinae Channing 1989
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G. Buergeria Tschudi 1838
G. †Indorana Folie et al. 2013
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Indorana prasadi Folie et al. 2013
G. Ranomorphus Ratnikov 1993
Subfm. Rhacophorinae Hoffman 1932
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G. Rhacophorus Kuhl and van Hasselt 1822
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Gujarat) Indorana prasadi (55494)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Aomori) Rhacophorus schlegelii, Buergeria buergeri (101898)