- The
Lissamphibia (from Gr**** λισσός (lissós, "smooth") + ἀμφίβια (amphíbia),
meaning "smooth amphibians") is a
group of
tetrapods that
includes all modern...
- All
extant (living)
amphibians belong to the
monophyletic subclass Lissamphibia, with
three living orders:
Anura (frogs and toads),
Urodela (salamanders)...
- If confirmed, this
would bolster the
proposed pre-Tri****ic
origin of
Lissamphibia suggested by
molecular clocks. It
would fill a gap in the
fossil record...
-
Temnospondyli – large-headed
Paleozoic and
Mesozoic amphibians Subclass Lissamphibia –
modern amphibians class Reptilia –
reptiles Subclass Diapsida – diapsids...
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There is
today a
general consensus that all
modern amphibians, the
Lissamphibia, have
their origin in
labyrinthodont stock, but this is
where consensus...
- morphological, as well as
molecular data, came to the
conclusion that
Lissamphibia is
monophyletic and that it
should be
nested within Lepospondyli rather...
- more
likely to be stem-tetrapods. As the
exact phylogenetic position of
Lissamphibia within Tetrapoda remains uncertain, it also
remains controversial which...
- the
clade Lissamphibia. For a long time, the
Lepospondyli were
considered one of the
three subclasses of Amphibia,
along with the
Lissamphibia and the Labyrinthodontia...
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Endemic to the
islands of
Malta and Sicily, the
Mediterranean painted frog is the only
naturally occurring amphibian in the
Maltese Islands.
There are...
- branches, one
consisting of the
crown group of
modern amphibians, the
Lissamphibia, and its relatives. In this scheme, the name
Batrachomorpha is given...
