Anurans, along with urodeles and caecilians are the extant representatives of the clade
Lissamphibia. Nowadays, lissamphibians are widely distributed in all continents, except …

Anurans of Laurasia have a long history that begins with the earliest known anuran,
Prosalirus, from the Early Jurassic of Arizona, USA. At that time, western Laurasia (North …

Habitat is one of the most important factors shaping organismal morphology, but it may vary
across life history stages. Ontogenetic shifts in ecology may introduce antagonistic selection …

Frogs (Anura) are one of the most diverse vertebrate orders, comprising more than 7,000
species with a worldwide distribution and extensive ecological diversity. In contrast to other …

Abstract The South American and West Indian Casque‐headed Treefrogs (Hylidae: Hylinae:
Lophyohylini) include 85 species. These are notably diverse in morphology (eg disparate …

Large constrictor snakes, referred to the genera Palaeopython and Paleryx, are an
ecologically prominent part of the fauna of Europe during the Paleogene. Most species were …

Since the late 20th century, new technologies have provided powerful ways to digitize
biological structures in three dimensions (3D). Among those, photogrammetry is a low cost …

We present new disarticulated cranial elements of the Eocene frog Thaumastosaurus from
several localities in the Phosphorites du Quercy, France, providing novel information about …

Triadobatrachus massinoti is a batrachian known from a single fossil from the Early Triassic
of Madagascar that presents a combination of apomorphic salientian and plesiomorphic …

South American horned frogs (Ceratophryidae), with their large heads, wide gapes and fang-
like teeth, are among the most charismatic, best-known and well-studied neobatrachian …