Leiopelmidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Leiopelmatidae
Synonym: Leiopelmidae

Name

• Leiopelmidae Turbott, 1942 [placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Family-Group Names in Zoology, with the Name Number 478, by Melville (1977: 167)]
  • Type genus: Leiopelma Fitzinger, 1861

References

Primary references

• Melville, R.V. 1977: Opinion 1071. Emendation under the plenary powers of Liopelmatina to Leiopelmatidae (Amphibia Salientia). Bulletin of zoological nomenclature, 33(3/4): 167–169. BHL
• Turbott, E.G. 1942. The distribution of the genus Leiopelma in New Zealand with a description of a new species. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 71: 247–253, plate 42. full text and pdf Reference page.