| Rhinophrynidae Temporal range:
Late Jurassic to present,
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|---|---|
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| Juvenile Rhinophrynus dorsalis | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Clade: | Pipoidea |
| Family: |
Rhinophrynidae Günther, 1859 |
| Type genus | |
|
Rhinophrynus | |
The Rhinophrynidae are a family of frogs containing one extant genus, the monotypic Rhinophrynus, [1] [2] [3] [4] and a number of fossil genera. [3] [5] The family is sometimes known as the Mexican burrowing toads [1] or simply burrowing toads. [2]
Rhinophrynus occurs in the Central America north from Costa Rica to Mexico and Texas. [1] Fossil finds of Rhinophrynidae come from Mexico, the United States, and Canada. [5] Rhinophrynus is a burrowing ant and termite eater. [2] [4]
Systematics
The Rhinophrynidae are the sister taxon of the Pipidae. [1] The clade formed by these two genera is sometimes referred to as Xenoanura [4] or superfamily Pipoidea. [6]
Genera
- Rhinophrynus or Mexican burrowing toad Late Eocene-Recent [7]
- † Chelomophrynus Henrici 1991 Wagon Bed Formation, Wyoming United States, Eocene
- † Eorhinophrynus Hecht 1959 Polecat Bench Formation, Wyoming, United States, Paleocene
- † Rhadinosteus Henrici 1998 Morrison Formation, Utah, United States, Late Jurassic
The affinity of Eorhinophrynus is uncertain. [3]
References
- ^ a b c d e Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Rhinophrynidae Günther, 1859". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Rhinophrynidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Blackburn, D.C.; Wake, D.B. (2011). "Class Amphibia Gray, 1825. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3148: 39–55. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3148.1.8.
- ^ a b c Vitt, Laurie J.; Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 476.
- ^ a b c "Family Rhinophrynidae (burrowing toad)". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Ford, Linda S.; Cannatella, David C. [in French] (1993). "The major clades of frogs". Herpetological Monographs. 7: 94–117. doi: 10.2307/1466954. JSTOR 1466954.
- ^ Blackburn, David C.; Roberts, Lauren; Vallejo-Pareja, María C.; Stanley, Edward L. (2019-12-05). "First Record of the Anuran Family Rhinophrynidae from the Oligocene of Eastern North America". Journal of Herpetology. 53 (4): 316. doi: 10.1670/19-044. ISSN 0022-1511.
| Rhinophrynidae Temporal range:
Late Jurassic to present,
| |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Juvenile Rhinophrynus dorsalis | |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Clade: | Pipoidea |
| Family: |
Rhinophrynidae Günther, 1859 |
| Type genus | |
|
Rhinophrynus | |
The Rhinophrynidae are a family of frogs containing one extant genus, the monotypic Rhinophrynus, [1] [2] [3] [4] and a number of fossil genera. [3] [5] The family is sometimes known as the Mexican burrowing toads [1] or simply burrowing toads. [2]
Rhinophrynus occurs in the Central America north from Costa Rica to Mexico and Texas. [1] Fossil finds of Rhinophrynidae come from Mexico, the United States, and Canada. [5] Rhinophrynus is a burrowing ant and termite eater. [2] [4]
Systematics
The Rhinophrynidae are the sister taxon of the Pipidae. [1] The clade formed by these two genera is sometimes referred to as Xenoanura [4] or superfamily Pipoidea. [6]
Genera
- Rhinophrynus or Mexican burrowing toad Late Eocene-Recent [7]
- † Chelomophrynus Henrici 1991 Wagon Bed Formation, Wyoming United States, Eocene
- † Eorhinophrynus Hecht 1959 Polecat Bench Formation, Wyoming, United States, Paleocene
- † Rhadinosteus Henrici 1998 Morrison Formation, Utah, United States, Late Jurassic
The affinity of Eorhinophrynus is uncertain. [3]
References
- ^ a b c d e Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Rhinophrynidae Günther, 1859". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Rhinophrynidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Blackburn, D.C.; Wake, D.B. (2011). "Class Amphibia Gray, 1825. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3148: 39–55. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3148.1.8.
- ^ a b c Vitt, Laurie J.; Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 476.
- ^ a b c "Family Rhinophrynidae (burrowing toad)". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Ford, Linda S.; Cannatella, David C. [in French] (1993). "The major clades of frogs". Herpetological Monographs. 7: 94–117. doi: 10.2307/1466954. JSTOR 1466954.
- ^ Blackburn, David C.; Roberts, Lauren; Vallejo-Pareja, María C.; Stanley, Edward L. (2019-12-05). "First Record of the Anuran Family Rhinophrynidae from the Oligocene of Eastern North America". Journal of Herpetology. 53 (4): 316. doi: 10.1670/19-044. ISSN 0022-1511.