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Extinct genus of amphibians

Singidella
Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pipidae
Genus: Singidella
Báez and Harrison, 2005
Type species
S. latecostata

Singidella is an extinct genus of prehistoric frog from the Eocene of Tanzania. There is currently only one described species, S. latecostata. Its generic name is derived from Singida, the city near which the only known specimens were found, and the specific name translates as "wide ribs" from Latin. It is a member of the family Pipidae and is closely related to the extant African dwarf frogs (Hymenochirus) and Merlin's dwarf gray frog (Pseudohymenochirus) and the Cretaceous frog Pachycentrata of Niger. Adult individuals were estimated at 41-45 mm in length from snout to vent.

References

  1. Báez, Ana Maria; Harrison, Terry (July 2005). "A New Pipine Frog from an Eocene Crater Lake in North-Central Tanzania". Palaeontology. 48 (4): 723–737. Bibcode:2005Palgy..48..723B. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2005.00477.x. S2CID 129879865.

See also

Taxon identifiers
Singidella latecostata


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