Limnodynastidae

Adelotus brevis

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: Limnodynastidae
Genera: Adelotus – Heleioporus – Lechriodus – Limnodynastes – Neobatrachus – Notaden – Philoria – Platyplectrum

Name

Limnodynastidae Lynch, 1969

Type species: Hylella fleischmanni Boettger, 1893

Synonyms

• Limnodynastini Lynch, 1969
• Limnodynastinae — Lynch, 1971
• Limnodynastidae — Zug, Vitt & Caldwell, 2001

References

• Anstis, M., Rowley, J.J.L. & Altig, R. 2016. Morphological clarifications of Australian hylid and limnodynastid tadpoles. Zootaxa 4126(1): 146–150. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4126.1.10. Reference page. 
• Lynch, 1969, Final PhD Exam, Program: unpaged.
• Lynch, 1971, Misc. Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Kansas, 53: 83
• Amphibian Species of the World 5.1 Limnodynastidae access date 06 June 2008

Note:

Some consider Limnodynastidae as a subfamilia (Limnodynastinae) of Myobatrachidae.

Vernacular names

English: Australian Ground Frogs