Anurans, along with urodeles and caecilians are the extant representatives of the clade
Lissamphibia. Nowadays, lissamphibians are widely distributed in all continents, except …

Frogs (Anura) are one of the most diverse vertebrate orders, comprising more than 7,000
species with a worldwide distribution and extensive ecological diversity. In contrast to other …

Abstract The South American and West Indian Casque‐headed Treefrogs (Hylidae: Hylinae:
Lophyohylini) include 85 species. These are notably diverse in morphology (eg disparate …

Cenozoic ectothermic continental tetrapods (amphibians and reptiles) have not been
documented previously from Antarctica, in contrast to all other continents. Here we report a …

Frogs (Anura) are nowadays common and abundant constituents of terrestrial and
freshwater ecosystems near globally and their fossil record shows that they were already …

We present new disarticulated cranial elements of the Eocene frog Thaumastosaurus from
several localities in the Phosphorites du Quercy, France, providing novel information about …

The Australian continent's size and isolation make it an ideal place for studying the
accumulation and evolution of biodiversity. Long separated from the ancient supercontinent …

Paradoxical frogs (Pseudae) are mostly aquatic anurans thriving in tropical and subtropical
South America that have long attracted attention because of their gigantic tadpoles, but also …

South American horned frogs (Ceratophryidae), with their large heads, wide gapes and fang-
like teeth, are among the most charismatic, best-known and well-studied neobatrachian …

In the 19th century, natural mummies of amphibians were discovered in the Quercy
Phosphorites. The specific collection site was never formally reported, which hampers …