What is Mesobatrachia?
{{Taxobox | name = Mesobatrachia | image = Rhinophrynus dorsalis.jpg | image_caption = ''[[Rhinophrynus dorsalis]]'' | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | subphylum = [[Vertebrate|Vertebrata]] | classis = [[Amphibia]] | subclassis = [[Lissamphibia]] | superordo = [[Batrachia]] | ordo = [[Anura]] | subordo = '''Mesobatrachia''' | subdivision_ranks = Families | subdivision = [[Megophryidae]] <br> [[Pelobatidae]] <br> [[Pelodytidae]] <br> [[Scaphiopodidae]] <br> [[Rhinophrynidae]] <br> [[Pipidae]] }} '''Mesobatrachia''' is the second largest of the [[Anura]] [[suborder]]s of [[amphibian]]s. It has 6 families, 20 [[genus|genera]] and 168 species. The name suggests they are moderately old. Mesobatrachia are a newer group. They were identified in 1993. ==References== *{{cite journal | title = Mitochondrial phylogeny of Anura (Amphibia): A case study of congruent phylogenetic reconstruction using amino acid and nucleotide characters | doi = 10.1016/j.gene.2005.07.034 | journal = Gene | volume = 366 | pages = 228–237 |date=February 2006 | pmid = 16307849 | issue = 2| last1 = Gissi | first1 = Carmela | last2 = San Mauro | first2 = Diego | last3 = Pesole | first3 = Graziano | last4 = Zardoya | first4 = Rafael }} *{{cite journal | title = Initial diversification of living amphibians predated the breakup of Pangaea | url = https://archive.org/details/sim_american-naturalist_2005-05_165_5/page/590 | journal = American Naturalist | volume = 165 | pages = 590–599 |date=May 2005 | doi = 10.1086/429523 | pmid = 15795855 | issue = 5| s2cid = 17021360 | last1 = San Mauro | first1 = Diego | last2 = Vences | first2 = Miguel | last3 = Alcobendas | first3 = Marina | last4 = Zardoya | first4 = Rafael | last5 = Meyer | first5 = Axel }} [[Category:Frogs]]