- The
Lissamphibia (from Gr**** λισσός (lissós, "smooth") + ἀμφίβια (amphíbia),
meaning "smooth amphibians") is a
group of
tetrapods that
includes all modern...
- All
extant (living)
amphibians belong to the
monophyletic subclass Lissamphibia, with
three living orders:
Anura (frogs and toads),
Urodela (salamanders)...
- If confirmed, this
would bolster the
proposed pre-Tri****ic
origin of
Lissamphibia suggested by
molecular clocks. It
would fill a gap in the
fossil record...
- morphological, as well as
molecular data, came to the
conclusion that
Lissamphibia is
monophyletic and that it
should be
nested within Lepospondyli rather...
-
There is
today a
general consensus that all
modern amphibians, the
Lissamphibia, have
their origin in
labyrinthodont stock, but this is
where consensus...
-
Temnospondyli – large-headed
Paleozoic and
Mesozoic amphibians Subclass Lissamphibia –
modern amphibians class Reptilia –
reptiles Subclass Diapsida – diapsids...
- more
likely to be stem-tetrapods. As the
exact phylogenetic position of
Lissamphibia within Tetrapoda remains uncertain, it also
remains controversial which...
-
supports the
consensus hypothesis for
lissamphibian evolution, with
Lissamphibia as a
monophyletic group with a
single common ancestor among the dissorophoids...
- (2012-12-05). Farke,
Andrew A. (ed.). "The
Braincase of
Eocaecilia micropodia (
Lissamphibia, Gymnophiona) and the
Origin of Caecilians". PLOS ONE. 7 (12): e50743...
- Allocaudata, they are
thought to be
allied with
living amphibians belonging to
Lissamphibia.
Despite a
superficially salamander-like bodyform,
their anatomy is strongly...
