# Erythrobatrachus

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Extinct genus of amphibians

Erythrobatrachus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Tetrapoda Order: †Temnospondyli Suborder: †Stereospondyli Family: †Trematosauridae Genus: †Erythrobatrachus Species: †E. noonkanbahensis Binomial name †Erythrobatrachus noonkanbahensis Cosgriff and Garbutt, 1972[1]

***Erythrobatrachus*** is an extinct [genus](/source/Genus) of [trematosaurian](/source/Trematosauria) [temnospondyl](/source/Temnospondyl) within the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Trematosauridae](/source/Trematosauridae). The sole species ***Erythrobatrachus noonkanbahensis*** was separated to a monotypic genus, distinguishing it from related taxa when the description was published in 1972. The type material was a matrix cast revealing the impression of several fragments of skull excavated at the [Blina Shale](/source/Blina_Shale) formation in the northwest of the Australian continent.[2] The genus name is derived from ancient Greek, combining terms for red, *erythro*, with frog, *batrachos*, to describe the iron staining of the fossilised amphibian specimens. The type location described by the specific epithet was [Noonkanbah Station](/source/Noonkanbah_Station).

A 2026 study showed that one of the specimens originally assigned to *Erythrobatrachus* actually belonged to another temnospondyl, *[Aphaneramma](/source/Aphaneramma).*[3] This specimen was presumed lost until it was recovered in a museum collection in [Berkeley](/source/Berkeley%2C_California), USA.[4]

## See also

- [Paleontology portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Paleontology)

- [Prehistoric amphibian](/source/Prehistoric_amphibian)

- [List of prehistoric amphibians](/source/List_of_prehistoric_amphibians)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Cosgriff1972_1-0)** Cosgriff, John W.; Garbutt, Neil K. (1972). ["*Erythrobatrachus noonkanbahensis*, a trematosaurid species from the Blina Shale"](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/209913). *Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia*. **55** (1): 5–18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Cosgriff, John W.; Garbutt, Neil K. (1972). ["Erythrobatrachus noonkanbahensis, a trematosaurid species from the Blina Shale"](https://biostor.org/reference/200745). *Journal R Soc West Aust*. **55** (1): 5–18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Kear, Benjamin P.; Campione, Nicolás E.; Siversson, Mikael; Bazzi, Mohamad; Hart, Lachlan J. (2026-02-22). ["Revision of the trematosaurid Erythrobatrachus noonkanbahensis confirms a cryptic marine temnospondyl community from the Lower Triassic of Western Australia"](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2025.2601224). *Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology*. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1080/02724634.2025.2601224](https://doi.org/10.1080%2F02724634.2025.2601224). [hdl](/source/Hdl_(identifier)):[1959.4/107120](https://hdl.handle.net/1959.4%2F107120). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0272-4634](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0272-4634).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Hart, Lachlan (2026-02-22). ["250 million-year-old amphibian fossils from Australia reveal global spread of 'sea-salamanders'"](https://theconversation.com/250-million-year-old-amphibian-fossils-from-australia-reveal-global-spread-of-sea-salamanders-276162). *The Conversation*. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.64628/AA.fs46eh53a](https://doi.org/10.64628%2FAA.fs46eh53a). Retrieved 2026-02-25.

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Taxon identifiers Erythrobatrachus Wikidata: Q5396442 GBIF: 4815909 IRMNG: 1147644 Open Tree of Life: 4948457 Paleobiology Database: 37126

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