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Pelophylax pueyoi

Pelophylax pueyoi is an extinct species of large frog from Late Miocene of Spain. Initially classified as a member of the "green frog" complex within the genus Rana, it has since been reclassified into the genus Pelophylax as that genus has been split from Rana.

It is known from a Konservat-Lagerstätte in the Libros sulphur mines of Teruel, where it is abundant. Fossils of both adults and tadpoles are known.

References

  • Amphibian (DK Eyewitness Books) by Barry Clarke and Laura Buller (page 9)
  • Fossils (Expert Guides) by Brenda Lewis, Paula Hammond, and Carl Mehling (page 257)