New Latonia (Amphibia: Alytidae) from the late Miocene of northern Caucasus (Russia)

A new species of Latonia, based on isolated cranial and postcranial bones from the late Miocene of the Volchaya Balka locality (early Turolian, MN 11) in N Caucasus, represents the easternmost hitherto known Latonia population and the first well-preserved and unambiguous record of Latonia in Russia. It belongs among those species of Latonia that have smooth maxillae and moderately sculptured frontoparietal. Although Latonia is a common anuran in...