Spondylophryne villanyensis is a name given to a prehistoric amphibian placed in the family Discoglossidae (=Alytidae). It was described based on material from Villány, Hungary. Later studies have criticized the extreme brevity of the description and lack of illustration;[2][3][4] the name could be considered a nomen nudum.[3]

Spondylophryne
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Spondylophryne

Kretzoi, 1956
Synonyms

Spondylophrys villanyensis Jánossy, 2011[1]

Description edit

The species description appears to comprise one sentence:[3]

"Spondylophryne villanyensis n. g. , n. sp.– Altertümlicher Typus von Baranophrys-Grösse, mit im Neuralbogen isoliertem erstem Wirbel im Urostyl".

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References edit

  1. ^ Jánossy, D. (2011). Pleistocene Vertebrate Faunas of Hungary. Elsevier. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-08-086849-3.
  2. ^ Rage, Jean-Claude (1974). "Les batraciens des gisements quaternaires européens. Détermination ostéologique". Bulletin mensuel de la Société linnéenne de Lyon. 43 (8): 276–289. doi:10.3406/linly.1974.10136.
  3. ^ a b c Borja Sanchíz y Gil de Avalle, Francisco de (1977). Nuevos anfibios del Neógeno y Cuaternario de Europa : orígen, desarrollo y relaciones de la Batracofauna española (PDF) (PhD thesis). Complutense University of Madrid.
  4. ^ Borja Sanchiz, F. & Androver, Rafael (1977). "Anfibios fosiles del Pleistoceno de Mallorca" (PDF). Doñana: Acta Vertebrata. 4 (1/2): 5–25.