极光滑跖蟾

两栖动物物种

极光滑跖蟾学名Leiopelma auroraensis),为滑跖蟾属的一个,是在新西兰发现的一种已灭绝青蛙[1]新西兰菲奥德兰极光洞中发现了该蛙的一块亚化石。从口鼻部到排气口的距离约为60毫米。它因其发现地极光洞而得名。[3]同样发现于新西兰的其他已灭绝同属青蛙分别是马氏滑跖蟾怀托摩滑跖蟾[4][5]极光蛙可能是从分布更广泛的马卡姆滑跖蟾进化而来的。[4]

极光滑跖蟾
科学分类 编辑
界: 动物界 Animalia
门: 脊索动物门 Chordata
纲: 两栖纲 Amphibia
目: 无尾目 Anura
科: 滑跖蟾科 Leiopelmatidae
属: 滑跖蟾属 Leiopelma
种:
极光滑跖蟾 L. auroraensis
二名法
Leiopelma auroraensis

参见

参考资料

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 Burns, Rhys J.; Bell, Ben D.; Haigh, Amanda; Bishop, Phillip J.; Easton, Luke; Wren, Sally; Germano, Jennifer. Conservation status of New Zealand amphibians, 2017 (PDF). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. August 2018: 5 [2023-06-29]. ISBN 9781988514680. OCLC 1052880982. (原始内容存档 (PDF)于2023-06-29). 
  2. ^ Aurora Frog, Leiopelma auroraensis Worthy, 1987; holotype. Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. [27 January 2015]. (原始内容存档于2015-01-22). 
  3. ^ Worthy, Trevor H. Osteology of Leiopelma (Amphibia: Leiopelmatidae) and descriptions of three new subfossil Leiopelma species. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 1987, 17 (3): 201–251. doi:10.1080/03036758.1987.10418160. 
  4. ^ 4.0 4.1 Worthy, Trevor H. Palaeoecological information concerning members of the frog genus Leiopelma: Leiopelmatidae in New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 1987, 17 (4): 409–420. doi:10.1080/03036758.1987.10426482 . 
  5. ^ Nadia Webster. Native frog captive husbandry manual (PDF). Department of Conservation. 2004 [29 January 2015]. (原始内容 (PDF)存档于2016-03-04).