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Herpelidae
amphibian family
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annotated classification
- In Gymnophiona: Annotated classification
Family HerpelidaeCretaceous (145.5–65.5 million years ago) to present; perforate stapes (or stirrup bone) but lack separate septomaxillae and prefrontal bone; 2 genera, 9 species; Africa.Family IchthyophiidaeCretaceous (145.5–65.5 million years ago) to present; tail present; mouth subterminal (partially recessed); premaxillae not fused with nasals;
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