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Pelophylax
| Description | Pelophylax is a genus of true frogs widespread in Eurasia, with a few species ranging into northern Africa. This genus was erected by Leopold Fitzinger in 1843 to accommodate the green frogs of the Old World, which he considered distinct from the brown pond frogs of Carl Linnaeus' genus Rana. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelophylax, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Anura : Ranidae : Pelophylax | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Ranidae : Pelophylax | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Pelophylax Fitzinger, 1843 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Syst. Rept. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 28.4 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | brackish,freshwater,terrestrial (based on Tetrapoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Temnospondyli) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Temnospondyli) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. Venczel and E. Stiuca. 2008. Late middle Miocene amphibians and squamate reptiles from Taut, Romania. Geodiversitas 30(4):731-763 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Ob. Gröngroda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelophylax |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Pelophylax bedriagae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax bergeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax caralitanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax cerigensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax chosenicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax cretensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax cypriensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax demarchii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax epeiroticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax esculentus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax fukienensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax hubeiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax kurtmuelleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax lateralis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax lessonae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax nigromaculatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax perezi species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Pelophylax plancyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax porosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax ridibunda species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 16.9 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Pelophylax ridibundus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax saharicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax shqipericus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax tenggerensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelophylax terentievi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1843 | Pelophylax Fitzinger |
| 2008 | Pelophylax Venczel and Stiuca p. 750 figs. 11D-G |
| 2010 | Pelophylax Böhme p. 17 |
| 2014 | Pelophylax Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 570 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
