Gobiates
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| Gobiates | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | †Gobiatidae |
| Genus: | †Gobiates Špinar and Tatarinov, 1986 |
| Type species | |
| †Gobiates khermeentsavi Špinar and Tatarinov, 1986 | |
Gobiates is an extinct genus of frogs. Fossils have been found in the Barun Goyot and Djadokhta Formations of Mongolia, the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan and the Paluxy and Twin Mountains Formations of Texas in the south-western United States.[1] The following species are recognized:[2]
- G. asiaticus
- G. bogatchovi
- G. dzhyrakudukensis
- G. fritschi
- G. furcatus
- G. khermeentsavi
- G. kizylkumensis
- G. leptocolaptus
- G. sosedkoi
- G. spinari
- G. tatarinovi