Nevobatrachus
| Nevobatrachus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Genus: | Nevobatrachus Mahony, 2019 |
| Species: | N. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nevobatrachus gracilis (Nevo, 1968)
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Nevobatrachus gracilis is the only
When first described by Eviatar Nevo of the University of Haifa[4] (in 1968) the genus Cordicephalus was thought to contain two species, C. gracilis and C. longicostatus.[5] Since then it was redescribed and it was determined that N. gracilis was the only species in the genus.[1]
Etymology
The original genus' name derives from the Latin cordi (cor meaning heart) and cephalus (meaning head). The name comes from the heart-like shape of its skull. The species name, gracilis, comes from the Latin for slender.[6] The replacement generic name is derived from the surname of Eviatar Nevo and from batrachus, a Greek word for a frog.[2]
Description
Like its close relatives, N. gracilis was fairly small, about 30 millimetres (1.2 in) in length. It had a flat
Taxonomy
Nevobatrachus is considered to be a member of the clade
See also
- List of prehistoric amphibians
References
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- ^ "The Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ "Eviatar Nevo: List of Publications" (PDF). University of Haifa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-01. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ Robert L. Carroll; Harold Heatwole, Amphibian Biology: The Evolutionary History of Amphibians (PDF), vol. 4, Surrey Beatty & Sons, p. 17, retrieved 2009-09-25
- ^ Nevo, Eviatar (1968). "Pipid frogs from the Early Cretaceous of Israel and pipid evolution". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 136 (8). Harvard University: 255–318.