Latonia (frog)
Genus of amphibians
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Latonia is a genus of frogs in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae). It contains only one extant species, the Hula painted frog[1] which is endemic to Israel and was originally classified in the genus Discoglossus,[2] though several fossil species are known from the Paleogene and Neogene periods (Upper Oligocene to Early Pleistocene) spanning across Europe.[3][4][5]
| Latonia Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| Latonia nigriventer | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Alytidae |
| Genus: | Latonia Meyer, 1843 |
| Type species | |
| †Latonia seyfriedi Meyer, 1843 | |
| Species | |
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Species
| Binomial name and author | Common name |
|---|---|
| Latonia nigriventer Mendelssohn & Steinitz, 1943 | Hula painted frog |
| †Latonia seyfriedi von Meyer, 1843 | |
| †Latonia gigantea (Lartet, 1851) | |
| †Latonia vertaizoni (Friant, 1944) | |
| †Latonia ragei Hossini 1993 |
