1993/01/01 by Linda Ford, David C. Cannatella · 5 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Amphibian and Reptile Biology #Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy #Species Distribution and Climate Change
paper · doi:10.2307/1466954
openalex publication_date 1993/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11
The relationships among the major lineages of frogs are summarized and an un- ranked, phylogenetic taxonomy of Anura is proposed. The names of taxa are defined according to phylogenetic principles. Several currently recognized taxa, such as Archaeobatrachia, Discoglos- soidea, Leiopelmatidae, and Discoglossidae are paraphyletic, and the names are abandoned or redefined such that the associated taxa are monophyletic. Node-based names are proposed for several unnamed but previously recognized taxa: Leiopelmatanura, Bombinanura, Discoglossanura, and Pipanura. Pipanura is the node-based name for Mesobatrachia and Neobatrachia. Mesobatrachia comprises Pelobatoidea and Pipoidea. Pelodytidae is defined as a stem-based name to accommodate certain fossil pelobatoid taxa. Rhinophrynus, Rhinophrynidae, and Pipimorpha are defined as stem- based names that accommodate fossils within Pipoidea. tEopelobatinae* is a metataxon. Relationships within Neobatrachia are largely unresolved. There is no evidence for the monophyly of Myobatrachidae, but Limnodynastinae and Myobatrachinae are each monophyletic. Sooglos- sidae appears most closely related to Myobatrachinae. Leptodactylidae and Ranidae are non- monophyletic groups. Scaphiophryninae* and Arthroleptidae* are metataxa. The name Scoptanura is used for the subclade of Microhylidae that excludes scaphiophrynines. Dendrobatidae, a taxon of controversial status, is placed within Ranoidea.